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Bio-Breakdown

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On the Bio-Breakdown Podcast, we break down biological research for the everyday person, showcasing interviews with authors, researchers, and professionals.

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Episodes

  1. Branden Schweiss: An ICU Nurse's Covid Experience

    The boys sit down with Branden Schweiss, who has been an ICU nurse and ECMO practitioner through the covid-19 pandemic. Topics covered include what that experience was like for nurses, common misunderstandings about covid, and covid misinformation.

  2. Opportunities is the Word of the Day

    Max and Chris sit down with Brandon Mayer to discuss a unique way into and through graduate school, rangeland management, cooperative extension work, and remote control cows.

  3. State of the Show

    On this week's episode, the guys have a casual conversation on the state of the show, their lives during the pandemic, and future directions for the show. They are also joined by guest Julie McDonald, sister to Max and Randall.

  4. Stuart Wells: animal behavior and zoo conservation, part 2

    The guys speak with Stuart Wells, a non-traditional PhD student researching the endangered Mt. Graham red squirrel. The topics discussed involves the many steps along Stuart's career and the importance of zoos in conservation.

  5. Stuart Wells: animal behavior and zoo conservation, part 1

    The guys speak with Stuart Wells, a non-traditional PhD student researching the endangered Mt. Graham red squirrel. The topics discussed involves the many steps along Stuart's career and the importance of zoos in conservation.

  6. Susan Washko: Desert Pools

    The guys sit down with Susan Washko, an aquatic community ecologist. Topics discussed include her career path, demonic desert donkeys, and understanding aquatic communities of arid land rock pools (tinaja). Check out Susan's podcast Making Waves at...

  7. Deer Utopia

    An investigation into the effects of testosterone on the reproductive success of white tailed deer with Monet Gomes.

  8. Time is a Flat Circle

    The boys interview Brandon Strange (@Dendrogobbler), discussing tree ring science, stumbling through open doors, Middle English literature, and what it's like to move across the country for a graduate program.

  9. Neil Dutt: Marathon, Not a Sprint

    Discussing spatial ecology and resource selection of an endemic subspecies of voles. Also, discussing the importance of pursuing a path to research on your own terms.

  10. The boys discuss conferences

    Bonus episode recorded in 2018 featuring Chris Banotai on what the heck a conference is and why you should care about them.

  11. Brett Hodinka: Exit Sandman

    Discussing how sleep loss affects the behavior and physiology of an arctic bird species. You can follow Brett on Instagram at #Brett_Hodinka and on Twitter at @BrettHodinka.

  12. Chaise Gilbert: Fish Jaw Morphology and Sci-Art

    Discussing how fish jaws can change shape depending on which food is available, cat matchmaking, and the process of clearing and staining specimens with Chaise Gilbert.

  13. Kyle Mayden: Aquarium Hobbyist

    Talking to Kyle Mayden about the intersection of the aquarium hobby and science.

  14. Sam Tegge: Chameleon Vibrational Communication

    Sam Tegge discusses his path to becoming a scientist and his research on vibrational communication in chameleons.

  15. Chase Ladue: Elephant Chemical Communication

    Discussing chemical communication in elephants with Chase Ladue.

  16. Kenneth Anderson: Salamanders and Mining

    Interviewing Kenneth Anderson on the role of salamanders in temperate forest ecosystems and how they respond to the consequence of mining operation.

  17. Introduction

    Welcome to Bio-Breakdown.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

On the Bio-Breakdown Podcast, we break down biological research for the everyday person, showcasing interviews with authors, researchers, and professionals.

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On the Bio-Breakdown Podcast, we break down biological research for the everyday person, showcasing interviews with authors, researchers, and professionals.

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