Okay, But... Birds

Half-hour episodes on bird behavior, evolution and science KI-Zusammenfassung

Dr. Scott Taylor Zur Website › Science · EN · 49 Folgen · zuletzt 12.11.2026

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Hosted by evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Taylor, Okay, But... Birds explores the drama, brilliance, and science behind bird life. Each snackable 30-minute episode blends smart storytelling, expert interviews, and a touch of humor to reveal how birds shape our world. No jargon. No binoculars required. Just real science, quirky insights, and bird-brained drama you’ll want to share at brunch. Because birds aren’t background. Birds are cool.

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  1. Okay, but is birdsong really a boys club?

    12.11.2026 · 30 Min. · Staffel 1, Folge 48

    E48. Picture a bird singing. Odds are you pictured a male, because that is what the field guides taught us. Dr. Karan Odom of the University of the Pacific studies female birdsong, and she explains why assuming that the…

  2. Okay, but how bad are cats for birds?

    05.11.2026 · 31 Min. · Staffel 1, Folge 47

    E47. Cats kill billions of birds every year, but where does that number come from, and does the cat on your couch count? Dr. Pete Marra, dean of the Earth Commons at Georgetown University and co-author of Cat Wars,…

  3. Okay, but why are we obsessed with crows and ravens?

    29.10.2026 · 36 Min. · Staffel 1, Folge 46

    E46. Crows and ravens fill our oldest stories, and plenty of us want one as a friend. Dr. Claudia Wascher, professor of behavioral biology at Anglia Ruskin University, explains what makes corvids seem so clever, when…

  4. Okay, but is the lyrebird a liar?

    22.10.2026 · 31 Min. · Staffel 1, Folge 45

    E45. Lyrebirds can copy a chainsaw, a car alarm and a camera shutter, so it is easy to call them liars. Dr. Anastasia Dalziell of Western Sydney University has spent years recording them in the wild, and she explains…

  5. Okay, but what's threatening the apex predators of the sky?

    15.10.2026 · 33 Min. · Staffel 1, Folge 44

    E44. An adult eagle has no natural predators, so why are birds of prey declining? Dr. Todd Katzner, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, explains the surprising dangers facing golden eagles and their…

  6. Okay, but how terrifying were terror birds?

    08.10.2026 · 26 Min. · Staffel 1, Folge 43

    E43. For millions of years, South America’s top predators weren’t cats or bears. They were birds, some taller than a person. Paleontologist Dr. Federico "Dino" Degrange of the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba joins us to…

  7. Okay, but what happens when a bird gets sick?

    01.10.2026 · 33 Min. · Staffel 1, Folge 42

    E42. Birds get sick too, and a lot of what happens next looks surprisingly familiar. Dr. Andrea Townsend of Hamilton College has spent two decades following American crows through outbreaks, and she walks Scott through…

  8. Okay, but griffins, and ligers, and birds, oh my!

    24.09.2026 · 32 Min. · Staffel 1, Folge 41

    E41. Centaurs, mermaids, minotaurs: we have been inventing creatures that are two things at once for as long as we have told stories. Birds do it for real. Dr. Glaucia Del-Rio of the Florida Museum of Natural History…

  9. Okay, but... cranes!

    17.09.2026 · 32 Min. · Staffel 1, Folge 40

    E40. There are only 15 crane species on the planet, and 11 of them are in trouble. Dr. Andy Caven, Director of Central Flyway Programs for the International Crane Foundation, has spent his career on two of them: the…

  10. Okay, but why does that bird look so rough?

    10.09.2026 · 31 Min. · Staffel 1, Folge 39

    E39. Every August the questions start: there is a cardinal at the feeder with no head feathers, and it looks terrible. Nothing is wrong with it. It is molting, which every bird does at least every year. Dr. Ryan Terrill…

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