Bug Talk
This podcast is created by the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University. Its hosted by multiple co-hosts and its goal is to introduce the person behind the scientist. You will hear conversations with entomologists and scientists to learn more about their lives, what inspires them and what interests them outside of work. Follow the podcast on Twitter or Instagram @bugtalkpodcast. You can direct message us on Twitter if you'd like to reach out to us. You can also follow us on YouTube on the Bug Talk channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJf8hS87OdcxZT9K1BqKhQ/videos. Artwork illustrated by Elisabeth Darling.
Episodes
69 episodes
Megan Fritz
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MARCH 1, 2022]In this episode, Zsofia has a conversation with Megan Fritz, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland.
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Julio Bernal
[RE-UPLOAD FROM OCT. 11, 2021]This week Jen and Zsofia talked to Dr. Julio Bernal, professor of entomology at Texas A&M. Julio told us about his background in agriculture and how he became interested in entomology! We also discussed ...
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Henry Mochida
[RE-UPLOAD FROM JULY 8, 2021]this week Zsofia chatted with Henry Mochida, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Communications Manager at Michigan State University. Henry works to strategically elevate MSU’s diversity, equity, and inclusi...
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Jenna Walters - EROF
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MAY 3, 2021]his week Ariana, Jen, Natalie and Zsofia chatted with Jenna Walters about the Entomology Research and Outreach Fellowship (EROF). We discussed how Jenna was inspired by Insects for Inclusion to start...
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Marianna Karageorgi
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MARCH 30, 2021]This week we talked with Dr. Marianna Karageorgi. Marianna is a postdoc at Stanford University and studies insect adaptation to host plant toxins. We discussed her path into the fascinating world of insect ...
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Zsofia Szendrei and Kevin Steffey
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MARCH 15, 2021]this week Andrea and Kayleigh talked with Kevin Steffey and Zsofia. They discussed Kevin and Zsofia’s roles as co-editors in chief of American Entomologist. They also talked about how they got involved in s...
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Kelsey Graham
[RE-UPLOAD FROM DEC. 2, 2020]this week Zsofia talked with Dr. Kelsey Graham. She was a postdoc in the Isaacs Lab until December 2020. She is now a research scientist at the USDA-ARS Bee Lab in Utah. They discussed job searching whil...
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Entomologists of Color (EntoPOC) - Jessica and Megan
[RE-UPLOAD FROM NOV. 6, 2020]Hey y’all, Bug Talk podcast is back!! EPISODE 40 IS LIVE! 🤩 this week Zsofia talked with Jessica Ware and Megan Wilson, members of the EntoPOC team ...
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Emily Proctor
[RE-UPLOAD FROM NOV. 5, 2020]This week Kayleigh and Zsofia talked with Emily Proctor from MSU extension. They discussed her role in connecting MSU with MI Indigenous People, her life growing up and her perception of the MSU Land Acknowle...
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Ivette Perfecto
[RE-UPLOAD FROM NOV. 3, 2020]This week Ariana and Zsofia talked with Dr. Ivette Perfecto, James E. Crowfoot Collegiate Professor of Environmental Justice at the University of Michigan. They discussed Ivette’s undergrad in Puerto Rico and...
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Tatianna Cornelissen
[RE-UPLOAD FROM OCT. 9, 2020]this week Zsofia chatted with Tatiana Cornelissen, a Brazilian scientist working on insect-plant interactions. Tati recently gave a department seminar over zoom about her research. They discussed her life gro...
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Taylor Hori
[RE-UPLOAD FROM OCT. 2, 2020]This week cohost Natalie talked with Taylor Hori, an MSU entomology undergraduate! Taylor came back to school for a second degree, and her and Natalie discuss the pros and cons of being an older returning stu...
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Jessica Kansman
[RE-UPLOAD FROM OCT. 2, 2020]this week Jen, Kayleigh and Zsofia talked with Dr. Jessica Kansman who got her B.S. in Entomology from MSU. She then went to the University of Missouri to complete her Ph.D. She is currently working as a post...
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Willye Bryan
[RE-UPLOAD FROM SEPT. 25, 2020]this week Zsofia chats with Willye Bryan about her career in entomology and her involvement in editing “Memoirs of Black Entomologists: Reflections on childhood, University and career experiences”, a book p...
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Michael Kalwajtys
[RE-UPLOAD FROM SEPT. 15, 2020]This week cohosts Andrea and Zsofia talked with MSU entomology undergraduate Michael Kalwajtys. They discussed how he discovered entomology, how school is going, online classes, and how he spent his time du...
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John Clark
[RE-UPLOAD FROM AUG. 26, 2020]This week, Zsofia and Kayleigh chatted with Dr. John Clark, the recipient of this years MSU Entomology Alumnus Award. John is a professor and environmental toxicologist at the University of Massachusetts in ...
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Insects for Inclusion - Jessica and Magda
[RE-UPLOAD FROM AUG. 26, 2020]This week Ariana and Jen talked with graduate students Jessica Maccarro and Magda Argueta-Guzman from UC Riverside! They discussed their research, how the awesome idea for Insects for Inclusion started, whic...
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Joy Landis
[RE-UPLOAD FROM AUG. 14, 2020]this week Zsofia interviewed Joy Landis, they discussed how Joy got into communication, her interests in design, photography and her relationship to digital and social media platforms. They also talked about...
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Henry Chung
[RE-UPLOAD FROM AUG. 12, 2020]This week, Zsofia talked with Dr. Henry Chung, assistant professor in the Entomology Department at Michigan State University. They talked about his life growing up in Singapore, cultural and linguistic diver...
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Marisol Quintanilla
[RE-UPLOAD FROM JULY 15, 2020]This week, Ariana and Zsofia talked to Dr. Marisol Quintanilla, nematologist in MSU entomology. Marisol told us about her journey getting a M.S. and Ph.D in nematology in Dr. George Bird’s lab, and her life ...
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Felicia Wu and David Hennessey
[RE-UPLOAD FROM JULY 15, 2020]This week, Andrea, Kayleigh and Zsofia talked with Drs. Felicia Wu and David Hennessy from the Departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics. They discussed th...
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Marianna Szűcs
[RE-UPLOAD FROM JULY 6, 2020]This week, cohost Zsofia interviewed Dr. Marianna Szucs, assistant professor in entomology at MSU. They chatted about Marianna’s path from geology to entomology, why she chose evolutionary biology as her rese...
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Julianna Wilson
[RE-UPLOAD FROM JULY 6, 2020]This week, cohosts Kayleigh, Jen and Natalie talked with Dr. Julianna Wilson, the applied tree fruit academic specialist for MSU Entomology and the chair of our departments Diversity, Equity and Inclusion com...
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