Into The Bush Podcast

A podcast hosted by women in conservation for women in conservation digging into their personal experiences and shining a spotlight on their work. intothebushpod.substack.com

Into The Bush Podcast is a science podcast hosted by Into The Bush, with 15 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Into the Bush Episode 206: Dr Johanna Varner

  Jan 27, 202651 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Into the Bush, we’re joined by Dr. Johanna Varner—adorably known as “Dr. Pika Jo”—a pika biologist based in Colorado whose path to conservation was anything but linear. From biomedical engineering at MIT to studying one of the cutest alpine mammals on Earth, Jo shares how a wealth of curiosity, a willingness to send cold emails, and incredible women mentors have helped to shape her career.</p><p>We dive into the wild and sometimes silly realities of fieldwork: elusive pikas, failed traps, bears, wildfires, and the art of adapting when nothing goes according...

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  Into the Bush Episode 205: Chantira Saifimar

  Jan 6, 202630 minS0

  <p>What happens when curiosity leads you underground? In this episode of Into the Bush, we meet Chantira Saifimar, a conservation practitioner from Batam, Indonesia, focused on community-powered island conservation. Chantira reflects on her early roots as a girl who loved her local sea turtles and how that passion now powers conversations, education, and outreach that build a broader, deeper community centered on caring for nature. </p><p>Sometimes these conversations can be easy, fun, and immediately rewarding, but others take courage and true conviction—like when Chantira has to approach poachers in the wild! This conversation centers on how br...

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  Into the Bush Episode 205: Catia Canteiro

  Dec 16, 202531 minS0

  <p>What happens when curiosity leads you underground? In this episode of Into the Bush, we sit down with conservation scientist Catia Canteiro to trace her unexpected path from psychology to biology—and into the hidden world of plants and fungi that quietly hold ecosystems together. From mycorrhizal networks that underpin life on Earth to the often-overlooked role of fungi in conservation, Catia invites us to see nature as deeply interconnected, complex, and alive.</p><p>We also talk candidly about navigating science as a woman, holding fast to core values, and the power of mentorship along the way. This is...

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  Into the Bush Episode 204: Dr. Tiara Moore

  Dec 2, 202546 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Into the Bush, we dive in (pun absolutely intended) with the incomparable Dr. Tiara Moore — a marine ecologist, founder and CEO of Black in Marine Science (BIMS), and newly minted Belize resident after a month-long wedding celebration that deserves its own rom-com.</p><p>In this episode, Tiara takes us from Philly to South Carolina to UCLA, then all the way to the second-largest barrier reef in the world, where a coral-restoration project — and a well-timed writing retreat — changed her life forever. We talk about what it means to build community from scratch, how #BlackInMarineScienceWeek explod...

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  Into the Bush Episode 203: Alifi Nisya

  Nov 13, 202540 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Into the Bush, we head to Indonesia to meet Alifi Nisya, the only woman Program Manager at Forum Konservasi Leuser. With eight years of experience protecting her country’s biodiversity, Alifi has built her career on collaboration, bringing together communities, scientists, and policymakers to protect elephants and their rapidly shrinking habitat. Her work is both scientific and deeply human: addressing human-wildlife conflict, empowering local women, and fighting for the forests that sustain all life. Together, we talk about what it means to lead as a woman in conservation, how courage and compassion coexist in fieldwork, an...

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