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Citizen Science Show
by Citizen Science Show
Welcome to the Citizen Science Show, a place to share stories of purpose about ecology. We explore the diverse activities of passionate people who record observations, gather empirical evidence and use technology to uncover scientific proof for positive social, cultural and political change. We hope that these stories will inspire and encourage you to take action and become a Citizen Scientist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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From Gold Mines to Gumboots: Rod Ingersoll's Unlikely Path to Redclaw | #206
How does a frog surveyor end up running a wildlife sanctuary in the PNG Highlands, working with gold mines, earning an OBE and then farming redclaw in far north Queensland? Dani sits down with Rod Ingersoll, environmental scientist, conservationist, farmer and author of Crayfish Cashflow: From…
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Giving Nature a Hand: Carolyn Hall on Rehydrating Australia, One Creek at a Time | #205
Where does the water go when it rains, and what happens when we help the landscape hold onto it? In this episode, John Marsh talks with Carolyn Hall, CEO of the Mulloon Institute, a not-for-profit restoring the health of Australian landscapes through landscape rehydration, science and community...
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AR Welding, AI and the Future of Advanced Manufacturing with TAFE NSW's Nick Whalan-Daniels | #204
Recorded live in the Citizen Science Show podcast booth at the Hunter Science Festival, Dani sits down with Nick Whalan-Daniels, Head Teacher for the TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centre of Excellence at Tighes Hill, to talk about a stand packed with augmented reality welding, robotics and renewable...
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How Newcastle Library and Museum is Turning Preschoolers into Citizen Scientists with Karen Eastwood | #203
Recorded live in the Citizen Science Show podcast booth at the Hunter Science Festival, Dani sits down with Karen Eastwood, Program Delivery Officer for Newcastle Museum and Library, to talk about the library's new Little Bang Discovery Club, a hands on program turning preschoolers into "little...
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Fresh Honey, Hard Science: Inside the Fight to Save Australia's Bees with Heather Wightman | #202
Recorded live in the Citizen Science Show podcast booth at the Hunter Science Festival, Dani sits down with Heather Wightman, biosecurity officer for the Hunter Valley Amateur Beekeepers, to find out about a gold medal winning Australian invention putting fresh, spin-your-own honey on the kitchen...
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Polar Blast and Yachts for Science. Mapping the ocean floor with Dr Paige Maroni (#199)
Ever wondered how you could contribute to ocean science without being a scientist yourself? In this episode, we speak with Dr Paige Maroni, founder of the Polar Blast Project, about how private yacht owners, captains and crews around the world are helping scientists access some of the most remote...
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The Rainforests of the Ocean: Natalie Coy on Seagrass, Seeds and the Fight to Save Posidonia Australis (#201)
Beneath the waves, one of the ocean's most important ecosystems is hiding in plain sight. In this episode, Sarah talks with Natalie Coy, a PhD candidate and founder of the citizen science project Seeds of the Sea, about Posidonia australis, an endangered, flowering seagrass found only in…
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The Paediatrician Who Didn't Wait: Dr Louise Woodward and the Fight for Clean Air Over Darwin (#198)
What's really in the air over Darwin, and why wasn't anyone measuring it? In this episode, Dani talks with Dr Louise Woodward, a Darwin paediatrician and founder of CHANT (Community Healthy Air Northern Territory), Australia's first community-led air quality monitoring project. Louise explains…
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Listening to the Land: How Regenerative Farmer Martin Royds Is Rewriting the Rules of Agriculture (#194)
What is the Australian landscape trying to tell us, and are we actually listening? In this episode, host John Marsh sits down with regenerative farmer Martin Royds of Jillamatong, near Braidwood, NSW, to explore a philosophy built over four decades: reading weeds, soil and water as feedback…
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Sharing is Caring: Dr Jessie Oliver on where to share and find Citizen Science | #197
It's National Science Week, and Dani welcomes back a familiar face: Dr Jessie Oliver, Technical Manager of SciStarter Australia, the local home for finding and sharing citizen science projects across the country. Jessie walks through what's currently on the platform, from backyard biodiversity...
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Physics by Stealth: Associate Professor Dr Karen Livesey on Nanomagnets, Ghost Fungus and Getting Australia Curious About Science | #196
It's National Science Week, and this episode is all about physics and the people bringing it to life across Australia. Dani sits down with Associate Professor Dr Karen Livesey, Chair of the NSW branch of the Australian Institute of Physics and a 2023 Marie Curie Lecturer, to talk about the AIP's...
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From Bone-Conducted Sound to Moon Dirt: Ben Newsome Wants Every Kid to Think Like a Scientist | #195
Ben Newsome, founder and director of Fizzics Education, has spent over two decades turning kids into scientists, reaching more than four million young Australians since 2004. In this episode, recorded ahead of National Science Week 2026, Ben joins Dani to unpack this year's "Seeds of Science"...
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Down the Rabbit Hole: How Steph Scott Is Turning Pond Scum Into Planetary Wonder (#193)
Two billion years ago, a microscopic organism invented photosynthesis and changed the fate of life on Earth. In this episode, we go micro with Steph Scott, founder of the East Coast Algae Group and a micro-documentary filmmaker who spends her days peering through a microscope at nearly 1,000x...
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The Sound of a Whale You've Never Heard: How Oscar Mower Taught a Computer to Listen (#185)
At just 22, Oscar Mower built a machine learning model that can listen to raw ocean audio and pick out the call of a minke whale in real time, one of the most elusive and under-studied baleen whales in the world. In this episode, Oscar explains how he turned whale song into images a computer…
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Tracking the Invisible Flood: Dr Scott Wilson on Microplastics and the Power of Citizen Science (#182)
Microplastics are everywhere, in our waterways, our food, and now, our bloodstreams, yet almost entirely invisible to the naked eye. In this episode, Sarah talks with toxicologist Dr Scott Wilson, research director of AUSMAP (the Australian Microplastic Assessment Project), about what plastic...
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Meet the Wombat Warriors: Inside Julie Old's Citizen Science Mission to Save Australia's Underrated Marsupial (#192)
Wombats might be Australia's most underrated marsupial, and Associate Professor Julie Old has spent over a decade making sure they get the attention they deserve. In this episode, Dani talks with Julie about founding WomSAT, the citizen science project that's logged more than 25,000 wombat...
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From Mars to Bushfires: Dr Eriita Jones Brings Planetary Science Back Down to Earth (#181)
This episode leaves Earth's oceans behind, almost. Planetary scientist Dr Eriita Jones from Curtin University joins Sarah to explore what it really takes for a planet to support life, from deep-sea hydrothermal vents to supercooled microbes floating in Earth's stratosphere. Eriita explains why...
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Science in Your Swimmers: How Anita Kolni and Caz Grant Built Australia's Ocean Culture Movement (#187)
What started as one mum's idea to make ocean science fun has become Australia's leading celebration of the sea. In this episode, Sarah sits down with Anita Kolni and Caz Grant, founders of the Ocean Lovers Festival, to talk about building a platform that connects scientists, conservationists,...
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Cardboard Teepees for Wildlife: How Dr Alex Carthey Is Rebuilding Shelter After the Fires (#186)
After the Black Summer megafires, wildlife ecologist Dr Alex Carthey saw a gap no one was filling: the critical weeks after a fire, when surviving animals have no cover and predators move in. In this episode, Dani talks with Alex about founding ReHabitat, a profit-for-purpose start-up making...
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From Dive Guide to Nikon Ambassador: Jake Wilton's Camera-Eye View of Nature (#177)
From dive guide to Nikon Ambassador: in this episode, Sarah reconnects with wildlife photographer Jake Wilton, whose lens has taken him from the grey nurse shark caves of Fish Rock, NSW, to the manta ray waters of Ningaloo, WA, and the rainforests of Far North Queensland. Jake shares the...
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Fifty Years of Mud, Sweat and Cheers: How One Volunteer Is Fighting to Save the Hunter's Shorebirds with Tom Clarke (#191)
For more than 40 years, Tom Clarke has been on the front line of shorebird conservation in the Hunter estuary, NSW. One of the most significant migratory shorebird habitats in the world. In this episode, Tom joins Dani to talk about decades of hands-on restoration work with the Hunter Bird...
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Ocean Relics. The Indiana Jones of Australia's shipwrecks: Dr James Hunter (#188)
There are an estimated **3,000* shipwrecks still undiscovered on Australia's ocean floor and up to 300 of them could be sitting in a single 3km stretch off Newcastle, NSW. In this episode, host Sarah sits down with Dr James Hunter, Manager of Maritime Archaeology at the Australian National…
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How a Small Outback Town Became One of the Darkest, and Brightest, Places in Australia with Grant Salmond (#184)
What if the thing we most need to conserve isn't a place, but darkness itself? In this episode, Sarah speaks with Grant Salmond, Education and Astronomy Manager at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum, about how the small Queensland town of Winton became one of only eight internationally...
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The Great Aussie Fungi Hunt with Dr. Michael Priest (#190)
This July, Australia goes on a fungi hunt. In this episode, Dani sits down with Dr Michael Priest, president of Fungimap, to explore the hidden kingdom beneath our feet. With an estimated 50,000 fungal species across Australia, and only 10% of them named. Michael explains why the Great Aussie…
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From Backyard Digs to Bloody Mary: What a Decade of Dinosaur Podcasting Has Taught Sabrina Ricci (#183)
Ninety-nine point nine percent of Earth’s species have gone extinct, but their stories are still being uncovered, sometimes by everyday people. In this episode, host Sarah sits down with Sabrina Ricci of the I Know Dino podcast to explore how citizen scientists keep rewriting the dinosaur record....
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Brisbane’s backyard mosquito hunters are helping keep Zika at bay with Dr Gordana Rašić and Brian Montgomery (#176)
Could the mosquitoes in your backyard be helping stop the next outbreak? In this episode, Dani sits down with medical entomologist Brian Montgomery and mosquito genomics expert Dr Gordana Rašić to talk about Zika Mozzie Seeker, a ten-year citizen science project that’s helped keep south east...
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Why Killing Sharks Won't Make Our Beaches Safer with Jessica Meeuwig (#189)
After a number of shark bites on Australian beaches, the calls for a cull are growing louder. But does killing sharks actually make us safer? Marine ecologist Dr Jessica Meeuwig (UWA) joins Sarah Han-de-Beaux to separate fact from fear with the data: Why Hawaii's 1950s cull of over 5,000 sharks…
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From a Lone Shark in a Dubai Aquarium to Byron Bay's Leopard Shark Capital: The Unlikely Career of David Robinson (#180)
A leopard shark in a Dubai aquarium gave birth without ever meeting a male. That moment of virgin birth, parthenogenesis, kicked off a remarkable career for Dr David Robinson, now owner of Sundive in Byron Bay and a researcher of leopard sharks at the world-renowned Julian Rocks. In this episode,...
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From the Weather Map to Mill Creek: Graham Creed's Second Act in Science (#174)
What happens when a weatherman trades the studio for the bush? In this episode, Dani talks with Graham Creed – former ABC weather presenter and author of The Weatherman Goes Bush – about a life shaped by science, community, and a deep love of the natural world. Graham shares the journey from...
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Building Hotels for an Endangered Icon: Inside Sydney's Seahorse Conservation Project with Mitch Brennan (#178)
Sydney's iconic White's seahorse is in trouble. Habitat loss has pushed this endemic species, found nowhere else on Earth onto Australia's endangered list. But at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, marine scientist Mitch Brennan and his team are fighting back with one of the most charming...
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The Art of the Graft: How Helen Howard Is Saving Australia's Rarest Plants One Splice at a Time (#172)
What if you could save a plant from extinction and have it flowering in your garden within eighteen months? In this episode, Dani sits down with Helen Howard, horticulturist and nursery manager at the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens in NSW, to explore the remarkable world of plant grafting. With…
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Slow Down and Look: How Adam and Amelie Are Turning Forster's Waters Into a Living Classroom (#179)
What does it actually take to save a whale? Not the twenty-second clip you see on the news — the full story, from the Sunday afternoon phone call through to the night run home in the dark, 22 kilometres south of where you started. In this episode of the Citizen Science Show, host Sarah…
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Born Into It: Ziggy Gow-Webb and a Lifetime Among Birds of Prey (#171)
He was practically born in a nest. At just 22 years old, Ziggy Gow-Webb has spent his entire life surrounded by birds of prey at Raptor Refuge in Kettering, Tasmania — the facility his father, Craig Webb, built from the ground up over 26 years. In this special short episode of the Citizen Science...
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Wings of Defiance: How Craig Webb Built Tasmania's Raptor Refuge from the Ground Up (#170)
What does it take to rescue, rehabilitate, and release Tasmania's most powerful birds of prey for 27 years, with no government support? In this episode of the Citizen Science Show, host Dani Lloyd-Prichard sits down with Craig Webb, founder of Raptor Refuge in Kettering, Tasmania, and recipient…
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Roots of the Matter: Why Australia's Urban Trees Are Fighting for Their Lives with Greg Moore (#167)
They cool our streets, shelter our wildlife, boost our property values, and quietly keep us sane. So why are we cutting them down for $500? Dr. Greg Moore has spent nearly six decades championing urban trees — as a researcher, as principal of Melbourne's Burnley College, and as one of Australia's...
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Coral's Last Chance: How Citizen Divers, Baby Food Science, and Reef Farts Are Rewriting the Future of Australia's Oceans (#175)
A two-week holiday. A chance dive. A career that would take her from the reefs of Thailand to the laboratories of Sydney — and back underwater again. Dr. Jen Matthews is a coral scientist on a mission: to understand, feed, and defend reef ecosystems at a time when they need it most. In this...
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“You Can't Just Sit Back”: Graeme Sawyer’s Lifelong Fight Against Cane Toads and Biodiversity Loss (#164)
For more than three decades, Graeme Sawyer has been one of the Northern Territory’s most recognisable voices in citizen science and environmental education. A former Lord Mayor of Darwin and founder of Frogwatch NT, Graeme has spent much of his life connecting people — especially children — with...
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A Voice for the Glossies: How Fifteen-Year-Old Spencer Hitchen Is Inspiring a Generation to Stand Up for Nature (#173)
At just fifteen years old, Spencer Hitchen has become one of Australia’s most recognisable young conservation voices — not through political slogans or social media trends, but through patient observation, powerful photography, and an unwavering commitment to protecting nature. From the Wallum...
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Protecting Sharks Means Protecting Their Homes: Inside the Global ISRA Project with Rima Jabado and Asia Armstrong (#166)
Scientists map the ocean’s most critical shark and ray habitats in a race against extinction Marine conservationists around the world are racing to identify the ocean habitats most critical to the survival of sharks and rays before it is too late. At the centre of that effort is the Important…
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Inside the Amphibian ICU: The Fight to Save Australia’s Frogs (#168)
A pioneering team blends science, technology and community action to protect one of the world’s most threatened animal groups—amid growing pressure from development. In the forests of New South Wales, a quiet crisis is unfolding—one that scientists say is pushing some of Australia’s most unique...
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Climbing Into the Canopy: Mark Cashmore on Trees, Technology and the Future of Urban Ecology (#163)
A Life That Grew Into Trees For Mark Cashmore, a career in arboriculture was not a lifelong plan but a gradual evolution. After years of varied work—including teaching English overseas—he discovered tree climbing through weekend work. What began as a practical skill quickly revealed itself as an...
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How Citizen Divers Built Sydney’s Living Ocean Trail with Sam Baxter and John Rowe (#162)
A grassroots vision beneath the waves In a quiet corner of Sydney’s coastline, a chain links more than just concrete anchors—it connects community, conservation, and curiosity. Beneath the surface of Gordon’s Bay lies one of Australia’s most distinctive citizen-led marine projects: an underwater...
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Turning Curiosity into Science: Citizen Science Month with Dr Jessie Oliver (#169)
A National Push for Participation As April unfolds, Australians are being called to step outside, look closer, and contribute to something far bigger than themselves. Citizen Science Month, a global initiative encouraging public involvement in scientific research, is gaining momentum locally—with...
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Living with Predators in a Human World with Jonny Hanson (#165)
The tension between humans and the wild extends far beyond landscapes, reaching into culture, psychology, and identity. What begins as a discussion about large carnivores evolves into a broader reflection on how humanity chooses to coexist with nature. Jonny Hanson's interest in large carnivores...
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The Enigma of the Great Spider Crab with Elodie Camprasse (#161)
The Enigma of the Great Spider Crab Australia’s great spider crab is hard to miss. With a leg span reaching up to a metre, these arthropods gather in extraordinary numbers along the seafloor. Each winter, tens of thousands converge in Port Phillip Bay in a phenomenon that has featured in global...
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Tracking Giant Mantas Beneath the Surface with Asia Armstrong (#160)
In 2008, the scientific community believed there was only one species of manta ray. That assumption quickly shifted when new research identified a second species, and more recently, a third. These are not small or hidden creatures—they are enormous animals, some stretching up to seven meters...
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Stories from Kayaking the Wild Waters of the Macquarie Marshes with Bron Powell (#158)
Bron Powell has spent years paddling through the winding channels of the Macquarie Marshes, drawn again and again to the raw wildness of the wetlands. The turning point came during the floods between 2020 and 2022, when the Marshes burst into life. What had always been a special place suddenly...
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Saving the Spotted Tree Frog with Matt West (#157)
Matt West has spent much of his life wading through the cold mountain streams of northeast Victoria in search of a frog few Australians will ever encounter. The spotted tree frog, Litoria spenceri, is small enough to sit on a thumb, yet its survival has become one of the most complex conservation...
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Diving Into the Silent Threat Beneath Our Oceans with Pascal van Erp (#159)
Pascal van Erp has spent years descending into waters most people will never see, uncovering a hidden layer of destruction far removed from the image of pristine marine environments. Beneath the surface, he regularly encounters lost fishing gear—nets, lines, and cages that continue to trap and…
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From Builder to Beach Guardian: How a Drone Changed Jason’s Life Above Bondi (#156)
Eight years ago, Jason Iggleden was working as a builder, swinging tools and searching for something that would make him want to jump out of bed each morning. He still works in construction today, but back then he was looking for a shift in direction. Almost on impulse, he bought a drone and...
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Welcome to the Citizen Science Show, a place to share stories of purpose about ecology.
We explore the diverse activities of passionate people who record observations, gather empirical evidence and use technology to uncover scientific proof for positive social, cultural and political change.
We hope that these stories will inspire and encourage you to take action and become a Citizen Scientist.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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