Best Jodie Fraser Podcasts (2024)

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08-24: Random Birds XI with Ted Floyd 59:32

25m ago59:32

59:32

What better way to spend a random Thursday in June than with a random number generator and a random list of birds? As he does from time to time, the ABA's Birding magazine editor Ted Floyd joins host Nate Swick for another round of Random Birds. This time the list has a strongly cosmopolitan bent, and Nate and Ted discuss birds that can be enjoyed,…

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08-22: Enjoying the Natural B's with Georgia Silvera Seamans & Natasza Fontaine 27:47

1d ago27:47

27:47

Last week saw the fourth year of Black Birders Week, which continues to be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate diversity in the birding and nature communities. To help mark the occassion, we hand over the podcast to the host of Your Bird Story, Georgia Silvera Seamans, who brings our 2024 ABA Bird of the Year artist Natasza Fontaine, a working bio…

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Lisa Walker | 4Site Consulting | Life as a Female Fire Risk Assessor 30:54

5d ago30:54

30:54

During this episode, Jodie & Lisa discuss the hard work of fire risk assessors, particularly since the Grenfell Tower fire. Lisa works for 4Site Consulting and as a fire risk assessor, but she also talks openly about how being a female in this industry can be rewarding, yet challenging You can contact Lisa here - lisa.walker@4siteconsulting.co.uk o…

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08-22: This Month in Birding - May 2024 1:11:09

8d ago1:11:09

1:11:09

Spring turns to summer in much of the ABA Area this week, and we celebrate spring 2024 with a birding podcast crossover event for this month's This Month in Birding. We welcome Mollee Brown, one of the hosts of the Life List podcast and Jason Hall and Dexter Patterson, hosts of the brand new, and very fun, Bird Joy podcast to talk about the mathema…

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08-21: Newfoundland's Euro Vagrant Phenomenon with Jared Clarke 40:33

15d ago40:33

40:33

Newfoundland lies on the eastern extremes of the North American continent, and every spring it hosts an always fascinating and ocasionally extraordinary array of European vagrant birds. The phenomenon that brings European Golden-Plovers and Whooper Swans and Garganeys to North America is fairly well known now, and Newfoundland birders increasingly …

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Kelly Swingler | The Burnoutologist - Making Positive Change 48:49

18d ago48:49

48:49

Kelly is a leading voice and expert in the world of work, a Burnout Expert, and the Executive Coach for Senior Leaders who are done with running on empty. In this episode, we talk about burnout, and how Kelly nearly lost her life from burning out, not just once, but twice. She is incredibly passionate about educating and helping those to do things …

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08-20: eBird Annotated, Chicago edition, with Ted Floyd 46:24

26d ago46:24

46:24

A couple weeks ago the ABA staff convened in Chicago, Illinois, for our first in-person staff retreat in more than a decade. We discussed a lot of organizational issues and, of course, we went birding at two of Chicago’s most famous lakeshore birding hotspots, Montrose Point and Jarvis Bird Sanctuary. Usually host Nate Swick and Birding magazine ed…

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08-19: The Birds that Audubon Missed with Kenn Kaufman 44:54

1M ago44:54

44:54

The ambitions, egos, and adventure surrounding 18th and 19th century American ornithology affect birding and bird study to this day. We welcome author, artist, and naturalist Kenn Kaufman, who has tackled this fascinating period in a new book The Birds that Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness, looking at John James Audub…

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Kylie Walker | That Property Mum | Creating a Real Estate Brand, Burnout & Conflict 37:02

1M ago37:02

37:02

Kylie Walker aka That Property Mum, teaches business owners, property managers, BDM's and working mums the action steps for starting, growing and scaling profitable property management businesses. Kylie is also a working mother of 4 children, journalist, podcaster and author. In this podcast we talk about how she created her real estate brand after…

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08-18: Nature Beyond Birding with Jody Allair & Frank Izaguirre 54:37

1M ago54:37

54:37

Friend of the Podcast and Birds Canada stalwart Jody Allair steps into the hosts chair for a discussion on nature study beyond birding with the ABA's Frank Izaguirre. The two talk about their own favorite non-bird nature experiences, the value of looking at everything else, and follow up with a discussion on Canadian nature writers. Subscribe to th…

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08-17: This Month in Birding - April 2024 56:15

2M ago56:15

56:15

It's the April edition of This Month in Birding, with a panel as bold and timeless as the new eBird font. We welcome Frank Izaguirre, Ryan Mandelbaum, and Jordan Rutter to talk Birds Aren't Real, seabird spies, dream birds, and much more! Links to articles discussed in this episode: A Fake Conspiracy Theorist’s Second Act Wild bird gestures “after …

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John Lewis of JL Mindset Performance | The Battle Men Face With Their Mental Health 29:32

2M ago29:32

29:32

John is the brains behind JL Mindset Performance, a dynamic coaching company, who is dedicated to guiding you on your journey towards achieving your goals, whether as an individual or part of a team. John focuses a lot of his time on Men's Mental Health and this is why it was so important for me to talk to him, considering the amount of men struggl…

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08-16: Take it or Leave It - Seawatching, Records Committees, and Owls 54:16

2M ago54:16

54:16

Birders are full of strong opinions, some serious and some silly. In this new feature, we invite friends on to discuss the spiciest bird takes we can find to determine whether we Take it or Leave it. George Armistead and Amy Davis join host Nate Swick to talk about spark birds, seawatching, records committees, and whether we should shre the locatio…

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08-15: Martin Migration Madness with Kevin Fraser 29:17

2M ago29:17

29:17

Spring is finally on its way and with it, the promise of returning migratory birds to the United States and Canada. Among the first to arrive every year, and beloved among birders and non-birders alike, is North America’s largest swallow, the Purple Martin. With their chatty and gregarious nature martins have inspired so many people, one of whom is…

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Laura Dent | So Fresh and So Clean | Changing the Dynamics of Cleaning Through Mental Health Awareness 27:10

2M ago27:10

27:10

Join us as we explore Laura's journey, from her strategic leadership at So Fresh & So Clean to her commitment to providing end-to-end managed cleaning and hygiene services. Learn how she navigates the challenges of different sectors, including commercial cleaning, food production hygiene, washroom services, industrial cleaning, and peripheral servi…

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08-14: Random Birds, Special Edition, with Ted Floyd & John Lowry 53:00

2M ago53:00

53:00

John Lowry steps from the production booth into the host's seat this time around to join Birding magazine editor Ted Floyd in a special Random Birds featuring John's home state of Michigan and Ted's old home of Nevada. They discuss a smorgasbord of avian trivia from the big middle of the ABA Area. Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify…

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08-13: This Month in Birding - March 2024 1:06:38

2M ago1:06:38

1:06:38

Beware the IDs of March! Shakespeare was no doubt concerned with molting grebes, singing juncos and the various other birding difficulties brought to us in this month when he wrote those words. Jody Allair, Mikko Jimenez, and Purbita Saha join host Nate Swick this month to talk climate change and birds, skinny bird legs, and more! Links to topics d…

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Shelley Jacobs | Business Psychology and Block Management 33:17

3M ago33:17

33:17

Shelley Jacobs was the original employee of MLM and joined in 2003. She has been an integral part of the growth and development of MLM and currently overseas the operational and strategic aspects of running MLM. Shelley is a Business Psychologist and a qualified psychometric tester using personality inventory NEO PI3. Shelley delivers Resilience an…

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08-12: More than a Lawn Thrush with Emily Williams 34:22

3M ago34:22

34:22

What can we learn from one of the most familiar birds in North America? A bird so well-known that it’s migration is remarked upon by friends and colleagues who might otherwise have no knowledge about birds at all. The American Robin, of course, is ubiquitous but there is a lot left to learn. That is, in part, the work of Emily Williams, an avian ec…

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08-11: Beat this Big Year Record with Jeff Bouton 43:14

3M ago43:14

43:14

Digiscoping is more popular than ever, but bird records involving this practice are few and far between. We needed someone to lay down the gauntlet, and last year that person was Jeff Bouton. Many birders know Jeff as the representative for Kowa Optics, and he's a familiar face around bird festivals and events, and now, the Digicoping Big Year Cham…

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Joe Goss | FixFlo | Understanding Property Management 26:31

3M ago26:31

26:31

Having studied Housing & Development at UWE, Bristol, Joe has worked within the property sector service industry for 20 years. In 1999 he fell into recruitment serving the wider social housing and professional surveying sectors for eight years before working for Bristol City Council on office fit out projects. Working as a block manager since 2010 …

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08-10: Protecting Plovers in NYC with Chris Allieri 54:24

3M ago54:24

54:24

Beach nesting shorebird conservation is one of the more nuanced issues on the continent because the sorts of places and times of year where they prefer to nest are the sorts of places and times of year that humans prefer to recreate. But opportunities exist to get people to care about and protect these birds that we share space with. Chris Allieri …

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Women in Property & Joining Forces with Janet Shreeve 20:16

3M ago20:16

20:16

This podcast extends season 1 to 12 episodes, and within this episode I discuss Women working in the property industry and ways to help women remain in the work place if they wish to do so. This episode is also an announcement about my collaboration with Janet Shreeve and the importance of keeping those requiring care to stay in their homes for as …

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08-09: This Month in Birding - February 2024 54:28

4M ago54:28

54:28

It's Leap Day! It’s not often that we have an extra week in February, but this month’s This Month in Birding marks the first time we’ve ever had an episode on the 29th of February. We are joined by Jennie Duberstein, Nicole Jackson, and Gabriel Foley for a panel that is as unique as this day to talk eBird streaks, landfill condors, brilliant falcon…

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Alice Cadfan-Lewis | Recruitment, Women in Leasehold and Wellbeing 21:06

4M ago21:06

21:06

Alice Cadfan-Lewis has one vision, which is to make the recruitment process an honest, professional, and loyal one. One that works evenly for both the candidates and employers she represents. She believes it is her role to know as much as humanly possible about the block management sector in order to make sound informed decisions on the direction o…

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08-08: Still Birding to Change the World with Trish O'Kane 45:28

4M ago45:28

45:28

Way back in 2019, we first spoke with Trish O’Kane about the Birding to Change the World program she had instituted at the University of Vermont, where she is a lecturer and environmental educator, because of an essay she had written for The New York Times. She's back 5 years later to talk about her new memoir, appropriately titled Birding to Chang…

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08-07: 2023 Rare Bird Draft with Amy Davis & Tim Healy 1:00:22

4M ago1:00:22

1:00:22

2023 was an exceptional year for ABA Rarities, and few can remember a more extraordinary one in terms of both quality and quantity of shocking and spectacular rare birds in the US and Canada. As we do every year, we welcome North American Birds editor Amy Davis and educator and writer at The Nemesis Bird, Tim Healy, to share our favorites and draft…

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Louise Hunt Skelley PLY | Creating Inclusive Living Spaces 28:15

4M ago28:15

28:15

Louise Hunt Skelley is an accomplished Paralympic tennis player, renowned for her skill and dedication to the sport. Overcoming physical challenges, she has excelled on the international stage, showcasing resilience and determination. With a passion for tennis and a competitive spirit, Louise has become an inspiring figure in the world of adaptive …

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08-06: The Drama of Shorebird Migration with Randall Wood 34:52

4M ago34:52

34:52

The voyages of migratory shorebirds are cinematic in their scope; certainly an attractive subject for a nature documentarian. Randall Wood is the award-winning writer, director, and producer of Flyways: The Untold Story of Migratory Shorebirds, which aired in the United States on the PBS program Nature on February 7, 2024. He joins us to talk about…

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08-05: eBird Analytics with Harry Stevens 31:20

4M ago31:20

31:20

Birders use eBird to log their own personal lists, and to help find birds they would like to see, but the heart of eBird, the dream even of eBird, was to create a massive public database of bird sightings that can turn into opportunities to monitor bird populations. That is, in fact, what Harry Stevens, the Climate Lab columnist for the Washington …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Jodie Fraser Podcasts

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08-24: Random Birds XI with Ted Floyd 59:32

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08-22: Enjoying the Natural B's with Georgia Silvera Seamans & Natasza Fontaine 27:47

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Lisa Walker | 4Site Consulting | Life as a Female Fire Risk Assessor 30:54

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08-22: This Month in Birding - May 2024 1:11:09

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08-21: Newfoundland's Euro Vagrant Phenomenon with Jared Clarke 40:33

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Kelly Swingler | The Burnoutologist - Making Positive Change 48:49

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08-20: eBird Annotated, Chicago edition, with Ted Floyd 46:24

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08-19: The Birds that Audubon Missed with Kenn Kaufman 44:54

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Kylie Walker | That Property Mum | Creating a Real Estate Brand, Burnout & Conflict 37:02

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08-18: Nature Beyond Birding with Jody Allair & Frank Izaguirre 54:37

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08-17: This Month in Birding - April 2024 56:15

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John Lewis of JL Mindset Performance | The Battle Men Face With Their Mental Health 29:32

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08-16: Take it or Leave It - Seawatching, Records Committees, and Owls 54:16

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08-15: Martin Migration Madness with Kevin Fraser 29:17

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Laura Dent | So Fresh and So Clean | Changing the Dynamics of Cleaning Through Mental Health Awareness 27:10

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08-14: Random Birds, Special Edition, with Ted Floyd & John Lowry 53:00

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08-13: This Month in Birding - March 2024 1:06:38

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Shelley Jacobs | Business Psychology and Block Management 33:17

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08-12: More than a Lawn Thrush with Emily Williams 34:22

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08-11: Beat this Big Year Record with Jeff Bouton 43:14

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Joe Goss | FixFlo | Understanding Property Management 26:31

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08-10: Protecting Plovers in NYC with Chris Allieri 54:24

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Women in Property & Joining Forces with Janet Shreeve 20:16

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08-09: This Month in Birding - February 2024 54:28

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Alice Cadfan-Lewis | Recruitment, Women in Leasehold and Wellbeing 21:06

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08-08: Still Birding to Change the World with Trish O'Kane 45:28

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08-07: 2023 Rare Bird Draft with Amy Davis & Tim Healy 1:00:22

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Louise Hunt Skelley PLY | Creating Inclusive Living Spaces 28:15

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08-06: The Drama of Shorebird Migration with Randall Wood 34:52

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08-05: eBird Analytics with Harry Stevens 31:20

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