Golden Grenades

YOLOBirder’s fellow apocalypse survivor this week is Jonnie Fisk, lifelong wildlife enthusiast and for the past five years has lived and worked as an Estate Worker/Assistant Warden at Spurn Bird Observatory. Contains unexpected migration, bird serial killers, sky burials and a pointless game of Pointless! Source

This week’s guest on Golden Grenades is Dr. Alex Bond, senior curator in charge of birds at the Natural History Museum. Alex describes his work looking after the historically and culturally important specimens in his care and talks about his extensive work as a conservation biologist with a focus on the marine environment and island biology. Contains the bird Alex described as “one pound balls… So...

This week YOLOBirder is joined by naturalist and self-proclaimed nature nerd Lucy Lapwing. Lucy started blogging about wildlife on her Instagram during a period of illness in 2015, and aims to communicate the weird and the beautiful aspects of our natural world in a funny and inclusive way. She works for the RSPB in Communication, Fundraising and Community Engagement and has ongoing bird song… Sou...

This week YOLOBirder is joined by the best selling nature writer and international tour guide Dominic Couzens, who discusses his lifelong love of birds and the five species that mean the most to him. From his first published article on gull identification to his latest book, Save Our Species: Endangered Animals and How You Can Save Them, Dominic talks about his fascination for bird behaviour and…...

This week nature writer and illustrator Tiffany Frances-Baker talks about her five favourite birds, her love of the night sky and how to forage! Contains satanic buntings, knitted finches and the answer to this week’s Zero Punches Pulled question “Is it wrong to wish on space hardware”! Will YOLOBirder’s peregrine defeat Tiffany’s tribute in the best bird off? Listen to find out! Source

This week YOLOBirder is joined by musician and songwriter Fyfe Dangerfield who talks about his five favourite species of bird, his Birdwatcher project and EP and which bird he would chose to dress like if he could! Also contains a sneak peek of his next smash hit ‘Nightjar Superstar’! Source

YOLOBirder’s special guests this week are photographer and cameraman Luke Massey and wildlife writer Katie Stacey. Two years ago Luke and Katie moved to Asturias in northern Spain and set up Wild Finca, a home and agriwilding project that might just be their biggest challenge yet. They talk about the five species of bird that have guided them on their journey to this point, and their hopes for the...

This week YOLOBirder is joined by Kabir Kaul, a young conservationist, wildlife writer and passionate advocate of London’s biodiversity. He is an ambassador for the Cameron Bespolka Trust, RSPB Youth Councillor, London National Park City Ranger and Director of Environment & Conservation for Middlesex Heritage and somehow manages to still fit in his school studies! Through his popular interactive…...

Kicking off the second series of Golden Grenades, YOLOBirder chats to zoologist, wildlife TV presenter, writer and photographer Megan McCubbin about her love of wildlife and how she strives to protect it. Contains goshawk sniffin’, tiger chuffin’ and Marmite flyin’! Source

YOLOBirder’s special guest this week is designer and animator Will Rose. Will’s work ranges from Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee to animating Sir David Attenborough himself and Luke Massey and Katie Stacey’s Film ‘The Last Song of the Nightingale’. Contains birds seen while showering, swift plucking and the bird depicted on more stamps than any others! Source

This week YOLOBirder is joined by nature writer, broadcaster and producer, Stephen Moss who talks about the five bird species that have meant the most to him throughout his life. Contains courtship, romance and birds that look like “little old men”. Source

YOLOBirder is joined by naturalist, wildlife author and storyteller Lucy McRobert, who talks about her five most memorable birding experiences, from Godawful buntings, twitching with a baby in tow and a first for Britain. Source

This week Kit, aka YOLOBirder, is joined by professional storyteller Malcolm Green, who teaches storytelling at Newcastle University and has created two touring performances inspired by birds. Malcolm talks about his five favourite birds and why they are so special to him. Includes the song ‘Inside’ by his son Joshua Green from their ‘Gone Cuckoo’ show. Includes folklore… Source

This week YOLOBirder chats to wildlife television producer Laura Howard about her work on iconic shows such Springwatch and Blue Planet, and about her five favourite birds. Contains sky burials, birds with pleasing fat forms and the bird who would be the drummer in the bird band (and it is not a woodpecker!)… Source

Naturalist, conservationist and Norfolk Wildlife Trust wildlife ambassador Nick Acheson talks about the birds that have accompanied him on his travels around the world, and his recent decision to stop flying. Contains furious parrots, fancy pants and possibly, the Best Duck in the World. Source

YOLOBirder’s special guest this week is biologist, naturalist and writer Amy-Jane Beer, who discusses her five favourite birds and why they are special to her. Rivers, daemons and unusual freezer contents are all covered! Source

YOLOBirder’s Armageddon Amigo this week is writer and orchestral conductor Lev Parikian. Which five bird species will he choose to fly above him as he walks the scorched earth? Warning: contains vomiting fairies. Source

This week author Gill Lewis discusses the five bird species she loves above all others, and why. Which will she choose to fight it out with YOLOBirder’s peregrine falcon in the shows’ best bird-off finale?! Source

David Lindo talks about the five bird species he would choose to survive an environmental apocalypse with him. Contains mild avian peril! Source

Golden Grenades is a weekly podcast about birds and those who worship them, all set against the heart-warming, upbeat backdrop of the end of the world. Each week, Kit Jewitt chats to a special guest about their five favourite birds, one of which must enter a best bird duel against the mighty peregrine falcon! Artwork, music and bells and whistles by Will Rose. Source