The Natural History Cupboard Podcast

This week we hear about the tree that came back from extinction, the Wollemi pine. Drew then tells us about some fantastic art that shows off local endangered species, while Aaron brings us good jaguar news. We then close out this week’s episode with a rather in-depth review of the Jurassic world dominion prologue. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we welcome James Welch into the cupboard to tell us about the great work he does as part of the Safina Lion Conservation Fund! We get a round up of news from COP26 with Aaron and dinosaur discovery news with Gareth. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we celebrate World Anteater Day as Drew tells us about these amazing oddities. Also, squid and octopus are given sentience status in the UK and we find out how living with wolves doesn’t have to be a conflict. Finally, we learn why you have mouth nipples. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have the return of walrus news. We also hear how local communities In India are replanting much needed mangroves. Then take a trip back to the Jurassic with Aaron to meet the ceratosaurs. Finally this week we look at some cow myths, no bull. The cupboard is open come on in!

This week Condors find a way that Ian Malcolm would be proud of, we also have a wolf update from Aaron. Then we meet the heavy clawed dinosaur known as Baryonyx. To close out this week’s episode we look at what makes something a carnivore and how that is different from being carnivorous. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we bring a mixed bag of British environmental news, from the Fox hunting ban on national trust lands, to pollution in rivers and what isn’t being done about it. Then take a dive into the oceans to meet the monochromatic master of the ocean - the orca. And to cap off this week’s episode, we take a look at the Animal sounds used in Hollywood. The cupboard is open come on in!

This week we bring you our Halloween special, where we look at a trio of creepy creatures, and why they are more than the monstrous names they get given. We tackle your Halloween questions and bring some good news as a treat, or is it a trick? The cupboard is open come on in!

This week we have bad news in our news section about wolves being hunted. To counter this Gareth tells us why we should love rats. Then if bad wolf news isn’t enough, Aaron breaks down and busts the biggest wolf myths. This week is a real howling good time. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week marks the triumphant return of Drew back to the podcast. We also have good news about a new game-changing malaria vaccine, Aaron brings us news of a new subspecies of orca in our oceans and then we get down in amongst the undergrowth to look for the rare beauty that is the Ladybird spider. To round things out we find out about your inner fish. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we welcome guest host, Becky, onto the podcast to tell us about toilet training cows. We take a dive into the late Cretaceous ocean to meet one of its mightiest predators. Then come on a road trip around the world to see what exhibitions are going on at natural history museums near you! The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have an otterly good interview with Dave Webb of the UK wild otter trust. He talks us through what is being done to protect UK otters and what you can do to help them. We also delve deeper into the ongoing volcanic eruptions in the Canaries, and a new dinosaur from Africa. All this whilst trying not to make too many otter puns. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we hear some bad news on a few fronts: Drew is away on holiday, some endangered penguins have died in a freak accident, and a friendly dolphin ends up also suffering a similar fate. However, we do have good news as well: Paris is filling in this week as a guest host, we talk about an amazing marsupial from prehistory, and we put spider myths to the test. The cupboard is open, come on in.

This week is the return of Aaron and he brings with him a whale of a tale for his creature feature. We hear about a new dinosaur discovery from Uzbekistan. Drew tells us about a duck with a fowl mouth, and we talk about ungulates of both the odd and even toed varieties. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we are joined by our guest host, Paris (Gareth’s wife), who tells us about the sad state of zoos in Afghanistan. Gareth then tells us about the world's heaviest parrot and its plight. We then look at the long list of animals named after celebrities and why. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we welcome on the podcast guest host and friend of the show, Judith. We journey to prehistoric South America to meet its once ruling group of birds and why they have earned the title "terror birds". Then we learn the more scientific term for animals telling you to "go away!". The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we welcome on to the podcast Dr. Erica McAlister to talk to us about all things fly, what they do for us, and how we can help them. The cupboard is open, come on in.

This week we welcome friend of the podcast and sea lion trainer, Leitza, to the show as guest host. We also bust some penguin based myths, and Gareth tells us all about the prehistoric giant terror of the skies: Quetzalcoatlus. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we welcome back Shane as a guest host while Aaron is away. We look at a dam fine rodent, the beaver, and how it’s a keystone species and ecosystem engineer. Gareth then takes us into the murky depths of the worst documentaries animal planet and discovery channel have ever made. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we look at the tooth walking whale horse, otherwise known as: the walrus! We find out what the rings are in some species' eyes, and how a baron in Ireland is helping to rewild his estate. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we take a walk in the woods to see an iconic tree. Aaron tells us about a potentially scary new disease that affects dogs and their owners, and Gareth gets jealous of a four year old who’s better at finding dinosaur fossils than he is. We also dive into our mail bag to answer some of your questions. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we hear how the platypus might make a comeback in South Australia, Aaron tells us about an often overlooked species of snake, and we try busting some animal myths in our NEW segment! The cupboard is open, come on in!

It’s shark week here in the cupboard, that means we're dedicating an entire episode to those often misunderstood and maligned masters of the sea. Do join us in singing the praises of sharks! The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week it’s just Gareth and Aaron in the cupboard as Drew has gone walkabout. We talk about the dodo and why it isn’t the inept caricature the Victorians thought it was. We also travel the length of the UK to find the museums that aren’t museums. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we look at the second largest fish in the sea, and we have good and bad environmental news from around the globe. The guys also answer the question: What the heck is a lek? The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we welcome to the cupboard our fourth guest: Phil Barber, zookeeper and YouTuber, to talk about his passion for all things invertebrates. We also get ranty again as we hear some really bad news that affects all of Britain’s reptiles and amphibians. The cupboard is open, come on in!