The Pondcast

Just the boys in this episode. Anthony, Steve and Kevin talk about the difficulties of moving with a large animal collection, as Anthony is recorded live from his turtle room that has been turned into a play room in effort to sell his house.

Randy Betz is our guest in this edition of everyone's favorite reptile podcast. Randy runs Tort Stork, a newer business with the aim to provide healthy, captive bred tortoises to the public. There's more to it than this, however. Randy prefers to sell and ship eggs, a practice that has attracted much attention, both negative and positive. His early success is worth consideration, however, and his...

In this episode of the Pondcast, Anthony and Steve sit down with James Hall, Senior Reptile Keeper at the Phoenix Zoo. James is a great guy and a keeper with lots of experience and a message for aspiring zookeepers about the reality of life in that role. We love James and are proud to give an opportunity to share his perspective.

This one is all about the viewers. As a tribute to you, we look back over 50 episodes and focus on viewer questions. We've been doing this for almost 6 years and in no way is that depressing :-)

This exciting episode of the Pondcast brings a familiar guest back to the show. The man who never disappoints, Chris Leone, is with us as we discuss the TTPG Conference in Arizona and how he manages to do what he does as a breeder of endangered species

Anthony and Steve are back after a one month absence to discuss somber news from the turtle world, in addition to sharing the most important news in the history of theTurtleRoom.

Anthony, Steve and Kevin discuss all things turtle with Michael, a 14-year-old turtle prodigy, destined to do big things for chelonians.

The guys sit down with a real turtle aficionado, and name you are sure to hear for decades to come, Grover Brown. Grover is a turtle expert and PhD Student at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is also on the Board of Directors for the American Turtle Observatory. We're thrilled to get to know Grover better and to offer that opportunity to our viewers. Also, keep your eyes out for Kevin's...

This month we sit down with Matt Patterson, the incredibly gifted artist behind some of the best nature illustrations and paintings you will ever see. Matt's ability to capture the animals he paints is truly remarkable. He is a friend of tTR and we are thrilled to have him on the show. Be sure to check out and support his work.

Kevin sits down with Anthony Pierlioni, Chris Leone, Steve Enders and Christy Milbourne, the four people who either won or were runner up in the 2017 "Chelonia Personality of the Year" Award by the Reptile Report. Join the crew as they discuss just about anything, including their history together on chat forums like turtleforum.com, and their transition to and success with newer social media platf...

Anthony, Steve and Kevin sit down for a chat with one of the most accomplished and experienced turtle minds in the world, Cris Hagen. Cris is the Director of Animal Management for the Turtle Survival Alliance. He has been around the world studying turtles and has been an important voice at the table in every important discussion regarding turtles over the past several decades. Watch as theTurtleRo...

The guys talk with their friend Ashley Rademacher-Morgan. Ashley is the Animal Care and Education Coordinator for Zoo Med Laboratories, located in California. How cool is that!? We've gotten to know Ashley over the years through her partnership with several different turtle organizations, including ours. We know you will love her as much as we do and we hope you enjoy this glimpse into Zoo Med, fr...

Anthony, Steve and Kevin sit down with Russ Burke, Professor of Biology at Hofstra University. Professor Burke is working on a multitude of exciting chelonian-related topics and we are proud to add him to the list of important guests we have had on the Pondcast!

Join Anthony, Steve, Kevin, and Shannon, as they sit down to converse with one of the world's most iconic reptile figures. Watch as they talk about the way it was in decades past, as well as interesting stories from the field. You don't have to dress up like Anthony to join in the interesting conversation the first Monday of every month, here on the Pondcast!

Anthony, Steve, and our friend and partner, Kevin Minto, get together for a chat about some of what has been going on for theTurtleRoom in terms of video production and in situ conservation efforts.

Anthony and Steve sit down with their partner, Chris Leone, of Garden State Tortoise, in the middle of the breeding season, to discuss highlights from another incredible year with chelonians.

Anthony and Steve touch base with their friend Jordan Gray to discuss the TSA and all things turtle. Jordan is one of the more engaging educators and speakers around. His knowledge and strategies for really reaching his audience are incredible. We are lucky to have him as an ambassador for turtles, and as always, we are lucky to be able to collaborate with him.

Anthony, Steve and Kevin come together to chat with Jack Berlin, the CEO of Accusoft, a Tampa-based technology company. After visiting Jack at his office, Anthony thought he would make a great guest on the show. Jack is working hard to bring a naturalistic Diamondback Terrapin display and sanctuary to Upper Tampa Bay Park. Jack is a Diamondback lover who will stop at nothing until this dream is ac...

Anthony and Steve sit down with everyone's favorite turtle and tortoise personality, Chris Leone, to discuss all things chelonian. No question is off limits.

In this episode, Anthony introduces his better half to Pondcast viewers, in a no-holds-barred account of their life together and with turtles.

Anthony is live from the tortoise room of our friend Ralph Till, of the Tampa Bay Turtle and Tortoise Society. Ralph specializes in Egyptian Tortoises. The sharing of his methods and expertise has helped to better inform others on best practices that may work for them. Ralph is always quick to add that "this is what has worked" for him, and that it "only represents one way of doing things." But we...

Anthony and Steve get together with Eric Muncher of the North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group (NAFTRG). Eric is a wealth of knowledge, especially with all things related to field work.

Anthony, Amanda and Steve get together to host a guest free episode where we review 2016 turtle related stuff.

Anthony, Amanda and Steve sit down with James Liu or the Turtle Conservancy. James is a veterinarian who dedicates all of his time to turtles. Together we talk about turtles, the Turtle Conservancy, and whatever else pops up.

Steve and Anthony talk about the recent confiscation of 800+ Platysternon and bring reptiles to politics, nominating several species for important positions.