Best Bat Conservation Trust Podcasts (2024)

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How to get a bat licence - with Richard Crompton 41:34

7M ago41:34

41:34

Send us a Text Message. S5E55 Sat in the entrance to a cave in Wales, hidden amongst temperate rainforest, Richard Crompton gives you his insight into the best way to go about getting your bat licence. Richard has been training ecologists for many years now with around 400 people coming to his courses over the years. In this episode you'll hear abo…

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Bats at the National Trust 26:10

7M ago26:10

26:10

Send us a Text Message. S5E54 This week Steve sits down with Joanne Hodgkins, nature conservation advisor for the National Trust. Sitting in the hot August sunshine at The Vyne near Basingstoke, Steve finds out how the National Trust cares not just for it's special places, but for it's special wildlife. Jo explains how bats are now a day to day par…

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The sonic success of David King; Inventor of BatBox detectors 30:22

7M ago30:22

30:22

Send us a Text Message. S5E53 This week we join David King who created the BatBox III and BatBox Duet detectors amongst several others for four decades. David tells Steve of how it all came about and they delve into the history of bat detecting, how the Bat Detective book and CD was created and we get an insight into his views on the future of tech…

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Bat Tracking; the drones changing the way we can undertake research 33:40

8M ago33:40

33:40

Send us a Text Message. S5E52 Steve calls in to Canberra, Australia to chat with Dr Debbie Saunders. For over 20 years Debbie has worked as an ecologist and studied the movements of small migratory birds. This includes the Swift Parrot, one of Australia’s most endangered birds. Like many small animals, Swift Parrots could only be tracked with tiny,…

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Bats in the Channel: Jersey Bat Group 34:26

8M ago34:26

34:26

Send us a Text Message. S5E51 Join Steve in early summer on the Island of Jersey as he sits down with a trio from the bat group. In this interview we hear about the historic work of the group and the sort of survey work being done at the moment on the Island. With 18 bat species recorded on this 46 square miles of land just off the French coast, we…

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Boathouse to Bat House 33:26

9M ago33:26

33:26

Send us a Text Message. S5E50 On the edge of Kidderminster lies Hurcott Pool and Wood Nature Reserve. An old boathouse on the edge of the pool has been repurposed by Worcestershire Bat Group and a few minutes away lies Lea Castle Village where the street lighting has been designed with bats at the forefront of its design. We join bat group members …

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Walking with bats 33:27

9M ago33:27

33:27

Send us a Text Message. S5E49 This week we join BCT member Mark Ferguson who has just released his latest album; Walking With Bats. What does it sound like to go bat detecting? From start to finish, this question has underpinned Walking with Bats. Mark's main goal throughout the album's development has been simple: to transport listeners directly t…

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The Lifesaving Legacy of Livingstone's Fruit Bats at Jersey Zoo 35:38

10M ago35:38

35:38

Send us a Text Message. S5E48 Jersey Zoo in the Channel Islands is home to 90% of the world's captive population of Livingstone's fruit bats. With an estimated 1300 in the wild, this captive breeding programme is vital to the survival of the species in a disaster event. We join Dominic Wormell inside the bat enclosure as he explains how they care f…

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Gargoyle Guardians: A Bat Count at Lacock Abbey with the Wiltshire Bat Group 24:44

10M ago24:44

24:44

Send us a Text Message. S5E47 On the edge of the Cotswolds lies Lacock Abbey, home to Professor Quirrel's classroom and the Mirror of Erised. But whilst millions of people will recognise the Cloisters of the Abbey used in the filming of the Harry Potter franchise, a rather special spectacle can be found here once the sun goes down. A soprano pipist…

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The Bechstein's of Bracketts 42:35

11M ago42:35

42:35

Send us a Text Message. S5E46 Hidden in west Dorset is a nature reserve which holds a very special secret. A bat box scheme which was installed in the late 1990's is home to one of the most well-studied colonies of Bechstein's bats. Join Steve as he spends the day with the Vincent Wildlife Trust and Dorset Wildlife Trust as they undertake one of th…

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It's time for Series 5! 2:04

11M ago2:04

2:04

Send us a Text Message. BatChat Series 5 is set to kick off on Wednesday November 1st, with an exciting lineup of guests and fascinating interviews. Stay tuned for more great content and enriching conversations. Don't forget to check out the accompanying video on YouTube for more batty content. Mark your calendars, set your reminders and get ready …

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A new exhibition of wildlife sound at the British Library 29:17

1+ y ago29:17

29:17

Send us a Text Message. S4E45 - Bonus! This summer, in a major new exhibition, you can see how documenting the animal world has resulted in some of humankind’s most awe-inspiring art, science and sound recordings: Animals: Art, Science and Sound is now open at the British Library Part of the exhibition is dedicated to darkness and Steve got to have…

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Wild Isles 38:54

1+ y ago38:54

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Send us a Text Message. S4E44 - Bonus! The landmark nature documentary series Wild Isles, presented by Sir David Attenborough is currently transmitting on Sunday's at 7pm on BBC One. The fourth episode "Freshwater" features a fabulous bat sequence, recorded in Yorkshire of the phenomenon of autumn swarming. Back in November as the series had entere…

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The History of Bat Conservation with Dr Bob Stebbings 47:03

1+ y ago47:03

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Send us a Text Message. S4E43 As series four comes to a close, Steve sits down with a titan of bat conservation. Dr Robert (Bob) Stebbings is one of the original bat workers in the UK and in this episode we hear about some of the major bat conservation work undertaken by Bob over the last half century. Make sure you follow the show so you get notif…

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Winged passions: The bat basement of Cliveden House 22:56

1+ y ago22:56

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Send us a Text Message. S4E42 This week Steve joins Chris Damant in the grounds of Cliveden House on the banks of the River Thames. As fine dining takes place in the hotel above them, Chris and his team have set up traps to catch bats as they arrive to mate in the middle of the night. Underneath the south terrace are a number of rooms which mimic u…

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Tony Hutson & the greater mouse-eared bat 37:34

1+ y ago37:34

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Send us a Text Message. S4E41 Tony Hutson has been shouting about bats since the 1960's and has changed the bat conservation landscape in that time. He was a founding member of the bat groups of Britain, the precursor to the Bat Conservation Trust. His survey work on the lonely greater mouse-eared bat inspired a play and he's been on expedition to …

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How the Western Link could affect the Western barbastelle 38:47

1+ y ago38:47

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Send us a Text Message. S4E40 In this interview recorded right at the end of August 2022, Steve is sat in a Norfolk woodland with Dr Charlotte Packman. We learn what potential impacts a new road in the area might have on the local bat populations and as Lotty explains it could have a significant impact on a nationally significant barbastelle bat po…

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The bat man of Mexico 28:27

1+ y ago28:27

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Send us a Text Message. S4E39 Rodrigo Medellín is Mexico's very own 'Bat Man'. Since he first kept vampire bats in his bathroom as a child, Rodrigo has dedicated his life to saving them. On the evening of the 2022 UK National Bat Conference, Steve sits down with Rodrigo and asks him what it felt like to succeed in taking the lesser long nosed bat o…

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Bat flies with Dr Erica McAlister 35:59

1+ y ago35:59

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Send us a Text Message. S4E38 We return to London's Natural History Museum. This time however, we're in the bowels of the Diptera collection with flygirl herself, Dr Erica McAlister. If you think you recognise that name it's because Erica has graced the airwaves several times before including BBC Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage and The Life Scie…

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Haddon Hall 24:30

2y ago24:30

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Send us a Text Message. S4E37 Haddon Hall, the private residence of Lord and Lady Edward Manners, is set in the Peak District in the valley of the River Wye. With nine hundred years of history, it is one of the oldest houses in the country and moreover one of the only houses in England to have remained in one family’s ownership for its entire exist…

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The find of the century 35:28

2y ago35:28

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Send us a Text Message. S4E36 You join us in a secret location this week. Back in 2019, Scotty Dodd from the Sussex Bat Group made the most significant discovery in the history of the bat group...the first maternity roost of greater horseshoe bats in Sussex for one hundred years. Truly the find of the century! In a small dry valley surrounded by be…

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Bat roost visit service 36:11

2y ago36:11

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Send us a Text Message. S4E35 We're back with a brand new series! This week Steve joins a volunteer roost visitor, Chris Smith from Staffordshire Bat Group, on a roost visit requested by the Bat Conservation Trust. Chris discusses the value of the free service, how he got into volunteering for the visits and why he thinks it provides such a great p…

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Series 4 is nearly here! 3:24

2y ago3:24

3:24

Send us a Text Message. BatChat is returning on 9th November 2022 with series 4 and we want to hear from you! Yes that's right; you guys, your voices, on this show. We want you to get in touch with your favourite bat experience. Maybe you discovered bats living in your house, you went on a bat walk for the first time or you saw bats somewhere you w…

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The Followers with Shelagh Fogarty from Global / Life's a Beach with Alan Carr 8:48

2y ago8:48

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Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: The Followers with Shelagh Fogarty from Global Life's a Beach with Alan Carr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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The Mens' Room from TalkSport / A Gay and A NonGay Podcast 9:11

2+ y ago9:11

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Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: The Mens' Room from TalkSport A Gay and A NonGay Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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The Crop Shop from Times Media / Take A Stool from Aguulp 8:13

2+ y ago8:13

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Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: The Crop Shop from Times Media Take A Stool from Aguulp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Committee Corridor from the House of Commons / Born to Rule from NBC 7:42

2+ y ago7:42

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Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Committee Corridor from the House of Commons Born to Rule from NBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Batman Unburied from Spotify / Bat Chat from the Bat Conservation Trust 11:37

2+ y ago11:37

11:37

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Batman Unburied from Spotify Bat Chat from the Bat Conservation Trust Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Northern Agenda from Reach / Isle of Mann Newspapers podcast from Tindle 8:05

2+ y ago8:05

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Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Northern Agenda from Reach Isle of Mann Newspapers podcast from Tindle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Floodlight - the Anti Slavery Collective podcast / UKTN The Podcast 9:53

2+ y ago9:53

9:53

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Floodlight - the Anti Slavery Collective podcast UKTN The Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Interesting Things with JC / Fulmar's Folly 7:31

2+ y ago7:31

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Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: it's all about celebrating podcasts for a celebratory 40th Pod Roast episode! Interesting Things with JC Fulmar's Folly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Climate of Change from Audible / Alternative Sounds of the 90s with Dermot O Leary from BBC Sounds 8:38

2+ y ago8:38

8:38

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Climate of Change from Audible Alternative Sounds of the 90s with Dermot O Leary from BBC Sounds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Get onto My Cloud: The Tim Rice Podcast / Electronically Yours with Martyn Ware 8:25

2+ y ago8:25

8:25

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Get onto My Cloud: The Tim Rice Podcast Electronically Yours with Martyn Ware Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Archetypes trailer from Archewell Audio / Tonight with Andrew Marr from LBC 7:56

2+ y ago7:56

7:56

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Archetypes trailer from Archewell Audio Tonight with Andrew Marr from LBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Knepp Rewilding Estate 38:20

2+ y ago38:20

38:20

Send us a Text Message. S3E34 Hidden amongst the boughs of an Oak tree, Steve & his guests look down over the Knepp Castle Rewilding Estate; former farmland which has been allowed to return to nature by the owners Isabella Tree & Charlie Burrell. In this episode, as the sun sets the light turns golden. Below us red deer begin to bellow at the start…

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Desert Island Discs from BBC Radio 4 for BBC Sounds / Farage from GB News 9:52

2+ y ago9:52

9:52

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Desert Island Discs from BBC Radio 4 for BBC Sounds Farage from GB News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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The National Bat Monitoring Programme 42:13

2+ y ago42:13

42:13

Send us a Text Message. S3E33 Discover the amazing work taking place in the dead of night each year by hoards of volunteers. This episode starts with Steve joining a team of these volunteers who are counting out a brown long-eared bat roost in the Derbyshire Dales at dusk as a nearby rookery gathers. We then sit down in Battersea Park, London with …

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Americast from BBC Sounds 6:26

2+ y ago6:26

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Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Americast from BBC Sounds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Angela Mills; Bobby the brown long-eared bat 28:25

2+ y ago28:25

28:25

Send us a Text Message. S3E32 Join Steve on the Welcombe Hills overlooking Stratford-upon-Avon as he sits down with the author of Bobby the brown long-eared bat, a children's book which follows the adventure of a baby brown long-eared bat who lives in the attic of a farmyard. Sitting in the autumn sunshine on a wooden bench watching the world go by…

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HM Land Registry Customer Training from HM Land Registry / Jason Manford from Absolute Radio 7:55

2+ y ago7:55

7:55

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: HM Land Registry Customer Training from HM Land Registry Jason Manford from Absolute Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Bat conservation in action with Jim Mullholland 28:15

2+ y ago28:15

28:15

Send us a Text Message. S3E31 This week Steve is on the Tortworth Estate in south Gloucestershire with Jim Mullholland. They're joined by a voluntary team of arborists who are assisting Jim with his 5 year project to create natural tree features for Bechstein's and barbastelle bats. By using chainsaws to create different crevices and cavities withi…

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Screenshot from BBC Radio 4 for BBC Sounds / Inner Monologue with Olivia Neill 9:08

2+ y ago9:08

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Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Screenshot from BBC Radio 4 for BBC Sounds Inner Monologue with Olivia Neill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Shagged Married Annoyed from Avalon for Acast / 5 Minutes On from BBC News/BBC Sounds 8:44

2+ y ago8:44

8:44

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Shagged Married Annoyed from Avalon for Acast 5 Minutes On from BBC News/BBC Sounds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Bats at RHS Wisley 22:22

2+ y ago22:22

22:22

Send us a Text Message. S3E30 This week Steve is in Surrey at RHS Garden Wisley with Principal Entomologist Dr Andrew Salisbury. Andrew sits down with Steve in the brand new wildlife garden outside their new laboratory building to tell us about the work the RHS do and how we can improve our gardens for wildlife including bats. This week we also hav…

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Lacey & Flynn Have Sex / The Fourcast from Channel 4 News 9:09

2+ y ago9:09

9:09

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Lacey & Flynn Have Sex The Fourcast from Channel 4 News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Sounds of the 21st Century from TDC for BBC Sounds / Wild Things: Siegfried and Roy from Apple TV + 9:43

2+ y ago9:43

9:43

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: it's all about celebrating podcasts for a celebratory 40th Pod Roast episode! Sounds of the 21st Century from TDC for BBC Sounds Wild Things: Siegfried and Roy from Apple TV + Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.…

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A bat call library with Martyn Cooke 25:50

2+ y ago25:50

25:50

Send us a Text Message. S3E29 This week Steve joins Martyn Cooke outside a holiday cottage in Staffordshire as they set up a matrix of bat detectors to record the sound of Brandt's bats emerging from their roost before flying into the adjacent woodland. Martyn explains why he is recording the calls, why he's travelled all the way from Surrey to rec…

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Look, we're still wrapping 2021, OK?! 15:06

2+ y ago15:06

15:06

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode looks back at the whole year's worth of roastees!! Well, the rest of them, anyway. There were a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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2021 Wrap 13:38

2+ y ago13:38

13:38

Each week John Ryan’s Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode looks back at the whole year's worth of roastees!! ...remember Harry and Meghan made a whole podcast thing? That strange one-off-wonder (if you can call it that) kicked off this gem of a roast show, it's Pod Roast! Learn more a…

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Jon Russ 32:55

2+ y ago32:55

32:55

Send us a Text Message. S3E28 This week Steve is joined in a Derbyshire churchyard by Jon Russ who is an expert on bat echolocation calls. They discuss how Jon got into studying bat calls, his latest book on the subject and his passion for Nathusius’ pipistrelle bats. Jon's latest book "Bat Calls of Britain and Europe" is available from Pelagic Pub…

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