The PrimateCast

The PrimateCast features conversations with renowned primatologists, wildlife scientists, conservationists and other professional animal enthusiasts about the processes and products of their work. The podcast is hosted and produced by Dr. Andrew MacIntosh, who's now the Senior Scientist, Wildlife Conservation at the Wilder Institute / Calgary Zoo. The show was incubated by Kyoto University's Center for International Collaboration and Advanced Studies in Primatology (CICASP), where Andrew worked from 2011-2024.

The PrimateCast is a science podcast hosted by Andrew MacIntosh, with 95 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.

Andrew MacIntosh hosts The PrimateCast, a science show with 95 episodes published.

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  Episode #95

  Nature's Apothecary: Monarchs, Milkweed, and the Art of Self-Medication with Dr. Jaap de Roode

  Jan 21, 20251h 12mS0

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Today's episode is all about royalty. No, not those odd primates shuffling around palaces in crowns and robes, but the monarchs of the butterfly world.<br/><br/>We're joined by Dr. Jaap de Roode, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Biology at Emory University, who's one of the world's experts in insect self-medication.<br/><br/>Yup, you heard that right. <br/><br/>You might have caught one of our episodes (42, 60) with Mike Huffman, who discovered chimpanzees self-medicating in Tanzania to ward off parasites.  Well, if you thought that was amazing (it is!), wait'll you h...

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  Episode #94

  Transforming Science Engagement: Amanda Mathieson on the Power of Escape Rooms and Playful Learning

  Jan 2, 20251h 3mS0

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>In this episode of The PrimateCast, your host sits down with science communicator Amanda Mathieson, Head of Public Engagement, Education and Communications at Biorbic, Ireland's National Bioeconomy Research Centre. <br/><br/>She's also a pioneer in the space of developing STEM-themed escape rooms. And that was the main topic of discussion in the interview.<br/> <br/>Throughout the episode, Amanda offers insightful anecdotes and creative ideas that reveal the potential of escape rooms as educational tools. We uncover the nuances of designing these immersive settings, from overcoming teamwork challenges to incorporating actors to...

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  Episode #93

  Evolving Zoo Animal Welfare Science with Dr. Lance J. Miller of Brookfield Zoo Chicago

  Dec 11, 20241h 18mS0

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Explore zoo animal welfare with Dr. Lance J. Miller, a leading authority in animal welfare science at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, formerly Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo.<br/><br/>Lance is Vice President of Animal Welfare Science at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, but he also holds a slough of other appointments. <br/><br/>He’s Chair of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums Animal Welfare Committee, an Advisor to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Research and Technology Committee, Animal Welfare Committee, and the Behavioral Scientific Advisory Group, and he’s a Steeri...

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  Episode #92

  From Conventions to Culture: Social Cognition in Techno-Baboons with Dr. Nicolas Claidiere

  Nov 26, 20241h 16mS0

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>In this episode I sit down with my friend and colleague, cognitive scientist Dr. Nicolas Claidiere from the Center for Research in Psychology and Neuroscience at Aix-Marseille University. <br/><br/>Nico was on the podcast once before, in episode 30 when we recorded from the International Primatological Society's conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, back in 2014. <br/><br/>So let's call this a 10-year reunion!<br/><br/>In the episode, we talk about:</p>bloodletting (Paywall), I know, right? Nico thought it was a weird question, too! the most tech-savvy baboons in the world, who also bo...

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  Episode #91

  A Primatologist's Journey from Japan to the Wilder West (And a call to action!)

  Nov 12, 202422 minS0

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>What happens when a primatologist and podcaster leaves behind an academic career in Japan to embrace a new chapter in wildlife conservation in Canada? <br/><br/>Crickets on the show, for one...<br/><br/>Join me as I share my emotional decision to move on from Kyoto University and take up the role of Senior Scientist, Wildlife Conservation at the Wilder Institute / Calgary Zoo. The challenges of uprooting my family, the bittersweet farewells to a cherished community, and the thrill of new beginnings all mixed up in this candid narrative. <br/><br/>The ep...

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