Friends Don't Let Friends Die: The Vampire Episode - Ep. 4 Dr. Gerry Carter

10/29/21 • 130 min

Which came first: the vampire bat or the vampire cryptid? According to Dr. Gerry Carter, the cryptid is a cheap imitation of the real flesh-and-blood bat although the animal was technically named after the mythical creature. In this episode, among other things, we talk about Gerry's fascinating introduction to the bat world, the serendipity of two apparently disparate passions joining together, why organisms do things that benefit others at all, and what it takes to start and run a lab. Follow Gerry on Twitter https://twitter.com/gerrygcarter and go to his website https://socialbat.org for a ton of fascinating articles, blogs, and photos/videos. Visit the Give Bats A Break Linktree https://linktr.ee/GiveBatsABreak to find ALL of the GBAB and GBAP links, including to Apple Podcasts and Podchaser where you can leave a rating and a review! Let me know what you like, what you'd like to hear, and what you think of the show. Or shoot me an email at [email protected]. If you dig the song at the intro and outro, it is appropriately named "Bats" and it is by my friend and music producer MNPHST, who you can find on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/maniphest-1. Thanks for putting the podcast in your bat caves! I'm looking forward to the next time we get to Give Bats A Podcast together 🦇🎙

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An Ode to the Bat Blitz

This is the first BONUS EPISODE of Give Bats A Podcast! It's just me this time talking about the phenomenal experience that is the Bat Blitz. If you're in the United States and have never participated in a Bat Blitz, listen to this episode to get a sense of what it was like through the lens of my experience. I had an absolute blast and cannot WAIT to get back into the field, meet up with the friends I've made, and catch more bats! Visit the Give Bats A Break Linktree to find ALL of the GBAB and GBAP links, including to Apple Podcasts and Podchaser where you can leave a rating and a review! Let me know what you like, what you'd like to hear, and what you think of the show. Or shoot me an email at [email protected]. If you dig the song at the intro and outro, it is appropriately named "Bats" and it is by my friend and music producer MNPHST, who you can find on Soundcloud by going here. Thanks for putting the podcast in your bat caves! I'm looking forward to the next time we get to Give Bats A Podcast together 🦇🎙

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Adventures in Peru and Bat Poop - Ep. 5 Dr. Melissa Ingala

Greetings, batfolk!! My guest today is Dr. Melissa Ingala. Among other things, I talked to Melissa about her projects at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the American Museum of Natural History, why Nancy Simmons is such a batass (that’s b-a-t-ass, hehe), what the heck a microbiome even is and how she studies them in bats, sourcing formaldehyde and locally distilled ethanol from a seedy Peruvian street market where at least a few people have been maimed, and how I, as a plumber, am only one step removed from being a bat biologist. Follow Melissa on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bat_biomes. Visit the Give Bats A Break Linktree https://linktr.ee/GiveBatsABreak to find ALL of the GBAB and GBAP links, including to Apple Podcasts and Podchaser where you can leave a rating and a review! Let me know what you like, what you'd like to hear, and what you think of the show, or shoot me an email at [email protected]. If you dig the song at the intro and outro, it is appropriately named "Bats" and it is by my friend and music producer MNPHST who you can find on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/maniphest-1. Thanks for putting the podcast in your bat caves! I'm looking forward to the next time we get to Give Bats A Podcast together 🦇🎙