Biologica: Where Humans and Animals Meet
Biologica: Where Humans and Animals Meet
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Through stories and interviews, join Dr. Susan - shelter veterinarian and science educator - to explore how animals and humans interact and how nature and society intersect. From the vernal pools of Maine to the mountains of Ecuador, let’s dive in and make discoveries together.
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Focuses on the intersection of human-animal interactions and environmental awareness, with episodes exploring topics such as the care of street dogs in Ecuador and the ecological significance of vernal pools, exemplified by the rescue mission of Amici Cannis in Cotacachi.

Through stories and interviews, join Dr. Susan – shelter veterinarian and science educator – to explore how animals and humans interact and how nature and society intersect. From the vernal pools of Maine to the mountains of Ecuador, let’s dive in and make discoveries together.
Join Dr. Susan in discussing gardens and our love of them, and the many health benefits they have for us. Interviewee Ricky Kemery is a master gardener and educator, and publisher of the 2022 book Sensible Sustainability: A Lighthearted Approach to Develop Sustainable Landscapes and Gardens:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63839093-sensible-sustainability
We will also discuss gardening with an artist and potter, Deborah, and with Dr. Susan’s husband and daughters. The episode is dedicated to Dr. Susan’s father, Tom, who shares Ricky Kemery’s newsletter regularly with her…
Ricky’s Gardening Tips and Tricks and Home Horticulture is an online newsletter based in Indiana. To subscribe, send an email to [email protected].
This episode marks the end of Season 1 of the Biologica Podcast. Season 2 will begin in fall of 2026.

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