NaturallyScott
At least once a week, I’ll bring you the very best of America’s spectacular world of nature — from birds to mammals, to reptiles and amphibians. From soaring mountains to endless plains, from rugged coastlines to rivers and streams.
Each episode will feature an expert guest — a ranger, a researcher, a birder, or an adventurer — someone who has seen what we want to see and been where we want to go.
Episodes
44 episodes
E44 — Scott Black: Honey bees aren’t the story — native pollinators are.
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Scott Black, Executive Director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, to explore the small creatures doing the biggest work in nature: insects and other invertebrates.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 44
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55:14
E43 — Pete Malinowski | Rebuilding New York Harbor, One Oyster at a Time
New York Harbor is one of the most storied waterways in the world, but for generations it was also one of the most damaged. Long before skyscrapers defined the skyline, oysters shaped the ecology, economy, and culture of the region—until they w...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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58:51
E42 — Dr. Jodi Hilty: Rewilding at Scale from Yellowstone to Yukon
Rewilding isn’t about nostalgia — it’s about scale.In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Dr. Jodi Hilty, President and Chief Scientist of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y), to explore one ...
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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55:38
E41 — John Calambokidis: Whales, Science, and the Cost of Knowing
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with John Calambokidis, one of the world’s leading cetacean researchers and the co-founder of Cascadia Research Collective. For more than four decades, John has studied whales ac...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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57:50
E40 — Lisa T. Ballance: Dolphins, Tuna, and the Whales We’ve Never Seen
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris is joined by Lisa T. Ballance, Director of the Marine Mammal Institute, for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from personal history to some of the most consequential marine sci...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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55:40
E39 — Jack Humphrey: Rewilding America, Wolves, Jaguars & the Case for Half the Earth
What would it take to truly rewild North America?In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with Jack Humphrey of the Rewilding Institute to explore one of the most ambitious and consequential ideas in mod...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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57:11
E38 Peter Pyle — Molt, Feathers & the Hidden Science of Birds
From growing up in Hawai‘i and Washington, D.C. to spending decades on the Farallon Islands, Peter Pyle has lived at the intersection of birds, science, and curiosity. A founding figure in modern bird banding and the author of the defini...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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51:33
E37 – Kenn Kaufman – Conservation, Art, and the Joy of Paying Attention
In this episode, Scott sits down with one of the most influential naturalists of our time: Kenn Kaufman. From hitchhiking across North America as a teenager to becoming a celebrated author, artist, field guide creator, and voice for nature, Ken...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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57:37
E36 — Dr. John van Wyhe: Charles Darwin, Myths, Reality & the Birth of Evolution
Today, I’m joined by Dr. John van Wyhe, historian of science at the National University of Singapore and one of the world’s leading experts on Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. We break open the myths, misunderstandings, and surprising ...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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55:43
E35 — Dr. Christine Webb: Rethinking Human Superiority in The Arrogant Ape
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with primatologist and author Dr. Christine Webb to explore the ideas behind her powerful new book, The Arrogant Ape. Christine’s work blends primatology...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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1:21:32
E34 – Michael Goergen — Saving the American Chestnut, Genetics, Hope & the Future of America’s Forests 🌰🌳
In E34, Scott sits down with Michael Goergen, President & CEO of the American Chestnut Foundation, for a powerful and deeply hopeful conversation about restoring one of America’s most important lost trees — the American...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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1:13:32
E33 – Chris Parish — Raptors, Condors, Lead-Free Revolutions & The Future of Conservation 🦅🌍
In E33, Scott sits down with Chris Parish, President & CEO of The Peregrine Fund, for one of the most wide-ranging and compelling conversations we've ever featured. From California Condors to global vulture crises, from...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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1:16:02
E32 – Steve Mietz — Saving Redwoods, Rebuilding Forests & Restoring Hope 🌲🔥
In this episode, Scott sits down with Steve Mietz, President & CEO of Save the Redwoods League, for an extraordinary conversation about Redwoods, Sequoias, wildfire, tribal stewardship, and the future of America’s greatest for...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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1:09:11
E31 Taylor Butz — Whales, Wild Places & Life on the Ocean’s Edge 🌊🐋
From the Inside Passage of Alaska to the gray-whale nurseries of Baja and the volcanic shores of the Galápagos, expedition leader Taylor Butz has lived a life most nature lovers only dream about. In this episode of Naturally Scott
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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1:12:18
E30 Dr. Jerry Lorenz — Flamingos, Everglades & the Fight to Save Florida’s Wild Heart 🦩🌿
For more than three decades, Dr. Jerry Lorenz has been a voice for the Everglades — a scientist, teacher, and lifelong birder who helped lead Florida Audubon’s fight to restore one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems.In this...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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1:01:22
E29 Sophie Osborn — Feather Trails, Falcons & The Fight to Save Endangered Birds 🦅🌍
Sophie Osborn never expected to spend her life saving birds. With degrees in French literature and international relations, she seemed destined for diplomacy — not a tent in grizzly country, hand-raising peregrine falcons on the edg...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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1:27:12
E28 Susie Spikol — Fairies, Forest Magic & the Wild Imagination of Childhood ✨🌿
Susie Spikol is an author, naturalist, and lifelong believer in wonder — a woman who bridges the world of science and story with grace and joy.In this charming and heartfelt conversation with Scott Harris,...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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1:15:50
E27 Cherryl Connally — Birds, Balance & Finding Wonder in the Everyday 🌿🕊️
Cherryl Connally is a lifelong naturalist, birder, and educator who has spent decades helping people slow down, look closer, and rediscover wonder in the ordinary.In this thoughtful and heartfelt conversation with Scott Harris<...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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1:00:04
E26 Doug Peacock — Grizzlies, Wilderness & The Courage to Walk Alone 🐻🌲
Doug Peacock has lived a life few could imagine — from serving as a Green Beret medic in Vietnam, to spending decades alone among grizzlies in the wilds of Yellowstone, Glacier, and beyond.A lifelong author, filmmaker, and conserv...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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1:02:34
E25 Al Batt — Stories, Squirrels & the Sacred Humor of Nature 🐿️📖
Some people see the natural world. Others listen to it. Al Batt — writer, speaker, humorist, and lifelong Minnesotan — has spent decades doing both.In this heartfelt and hilarious conversation with Scott Harris, Al...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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1:06:53
E24 David Rothenberg — Singing with Whales, Birds & the Music of the Wild! 🌊🎶
What happens when a philosopher and musician listens to the world — and then plays back?David Rothenberg is a clarinetist, composer, and philosopher at the New Jersey Institute of Technology whose groundbreaking work explor...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:20:05
E23 Mike Parr — Birds, the Tropics & the Mission to Save the Americas! 🕊️🌎
Few people have done more to protect the birds of the Americas than Mike Parr, President of the American Bird Conservancy.In this conversation, Mike joins Scott Harris to explore the breathtaking landscapes of the
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:09:06
E22 Matt Patterson — Painting the Wild: From Fire Chief to Madagascar! 🐢🎨
Few artists see the world like Matt Patterson. A lifelong wildlife illustrator and painter, Matt brings to life the hidden world of turtles, reptiles, and amphibians—creatures too often overlooked but central to the ecosystems around us....
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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48:39
E21 John Fitzpatrick — Ebird, Merlin, and a Life of Discovery in Ornithology! 🕊️🌎
Few people have shaped modern ornithology like Dr. John Fitzpatrick, the longtime Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and one of the visionaries behind eBird and Merlin. In this conversation, Scott Harris sits down w...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:20:20
E20 Peter Kaestner — From Peace Corps to 10,000 Birds and Beyond! 🌏🕊️
Peter Kaestner has lived one of the most extraordinary birding lives on Earth. From his early adventures as a teenager in India to his years in the Peace Corps, Peter went on to serve as a U.S. diplomat across the globe—while quietly becoming t...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:09:18