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
16 episodes
Dr. Jean Tsao
[RE-UPLOAD FROM JUNE 16, 2021]Dr. Jean Tsao (Twitter: @JTsao1) from MSU's Department of Fisheries and Wildlife talks about everybody's "favorite" ticks! We also chatted about how she became an expert in this group of arthropods and she s...
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Bug Talk 1 Year Anniversary!
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MARCH 31, 2021]Original Bug Talk producers celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the Bug Talk podcast by discussing future plans, major breakthroughs in the MSU Entomology Department, research opportunities, and more!
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Dr. Sheila Colla
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MARCH 25, 2021]Dr. Sheila Colla is an assistant professor at York University in Toronto, Canada. Her lab focuses on researching native pollinators, especially bumble bees. In this episode, Sheila talked about her undergra...
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Fieldwork Safety with Dr. Jackie Perkins
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MARCH 22, 2021]Ariana and Zsofia talked with Jackie Perkins about fieldwork safety guidelines and how we approach field work this upcoming field season. Jackie developed a document that contains best practices on travelin...
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Drs. Jabbar Bennett and Quentin Tyler
[RE-UPLOAD FROM JUNE 2, 2021]Zsofia and two guest co-hosts, Julianna Wilson and Elizeth Cinto Meija, talked with Drs. Jabbar Bennett, (MSU’s Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Professor of Medicine in the College of Human Medici...
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Entomology Research and Outreach Fellowship (EROF) with Jenna Walters
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MAY 26, 2021]Ariana, Jen, Natalie and Zsofia chatted with Jenna Walters about the Entomology Research and Outreach Fellowship (EROF). We chatted about how Jenna (Twitter: @Jenna_M_Walters) was inspired by Insects for Incl...
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Dr. Amanda Lorenz
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MAY 12, 2021]Dr. Amanda Lorenz is the undergraduate advisor in the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University. In this episode, Natalie, Ariana and Zsofia chatted with her about our undergraduate program, curre...
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Andrea Glassmire and Eli Bloom
[RE-UPLOAD FROM APR. 14, 2021]In this episode, Olivia and Zsofia chatted with outgoing MSU Entomology postdocs Andrea Glassmire and Eli Bloom. They shared the challenges of the pandemic-era job market and what they’ll remember fondly abo...
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Canopy Meg - Dr. Meg Lowman
[RE-UPLOAD FROM APR. 14, 2021]On this week's episode, co-hosts Jen, Natalie, and Ariana chatted with Dr. Meg Lowman ("Canopy Meg"). Dr. Lowman is a conservation biologist, educator, ecologist, writer, explorer, and public speaker. Her ex...
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Dr. Julie Lesnik
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MAR. 10, 2021]On this episode, Jen and Ariana chatted with Dr. Julie Lesnik, an associate professor of Anthropology at Wayne State University in Detroit. She studies the evolution of humans eating insects and has even wro...
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Rebecca Tonietto
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MAR. 3, 2021]In this podcast, Jen and Zsofia talked to Rebecca Tonietto, assistant professor of biology at the University of Michigan-Flint. Rebecca is a pollination ecologist, who got her start with Ann Fraser's entomolo...
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Army Medical Entomologist, Jaree Johnson
[RE-UPLOAD FROM FEB. 24, 2021]In this episode, Jen, Olivia, Andrea and Zsofia chatted with MSU alumna, Jaree Johnson. She is a medical-veterinary entomologist in the military and she talked to us about growing up in Indiana, getting into...
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Dr. Olivia Cope
[RE-UPLOAD FROM FEB. 17, 2021]Kayleigh, Natalie, Ariana, and Zsofia welcomed Dr. Olivia Cope to the department, she is a new postdoc in the Wetzel Lab. Olivia will also be joining our podcast team as co-host, so keep an eye out for episo...
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Dr. Kate Boersma
[RE-UPLOAD FROM FEB. 3, 2021]In this week's episode of Bug Talk, Natalie talked with her Undergraduate Research Advisor, Dr. Kate Boersma. Kate is an assistant professor at the University of San Diego, California. She is an entomologist ...
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