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- Dec 1, 202525 min
Season 3 Microbruin 1: Cohochella
Join us for the way overdue Microbruin about Spirit Bears! This special type of Kermode Bear is truly unique, so grab a bevvy and settle in for the ride.Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Sources Cited:Bourton, Jody. “BBC - Earth News - Spirit Bears Become “Invisible.”” Bbc.co.uk, BBC, 2025, news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8344000/8344367.stm. KLINKA, DAN R., and THOMAS E. REIMCHEN. “Adaptive Coat Colour Polymorphism in the Kermode Bear of Coastal British Columbia.” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 98, no. 3, 27 Oct. 2009, pp. 479–488, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01306.x. “Research: Dietary Differences among Individuals with Different Genes and Coat Colours Gives Insight into the Maintenance of the Spirit Bears among Black Bear Populations | Raincoast.” Raincoast, 6 May 2021, www.raincoast.org/2021/05/research-dietary-differences-genes-spirit-bears-among-black-bear-populations/. “Saving the Kermode “Spirit” Bear.” National Wildlife Federation, 28 Jan. 2010, www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2010/Kermode-bear.Service, Christina N., et al. “Intrapopulation Foraging Niche Variation between Phenotypes and Genotypes of Spirit Bear Populations.” Ecology and Evolution, vol. 11, no. 10, 13 Apr. 2021, pp. 5025–5037, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7276. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Nov 5, 202544 min
Season 3 Episode 2: Immersed in Pikas
Join us for the cutest episode we've ever done (and also potentially the most-cited). In this episode we discuss all things American Pika, including one of the most complex meal preps in the animal kingdom! Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastSources Cited:ArborAssays. “Climate Stress and the American Pika – Arbor Assays.” Arbor Assays, 21 July 2017, www.arborassays.com/climate-stress-american-pika/.Bolen, Anne. “Have Pikas Peaked?” National Wildlife Federation, 2015, www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2016/DecJan/Conservation/Pikas.Buchholz, Lauren. “Pikas & Climate Change, Colorado Pika Project.” Colorado Pika Project, 14 Nov. 2020, pikapartners.org/pikas-and-climate-change/.Dearing, M. Denise. “THE MANIPULATION of PLANT TOXINS by a FOOD-HOARDING HERBIVORE,OCHOTONA PRINCEPS.” Ecology, vol. 78, no. 3, Apr. 1997, pp. 774–781, https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0774:tmoptb]2.0.co;2.Johnston, Aaron N., et al. “Freezing in a Warming Climate: Marked Declines of a Subnivean Hibernator after a Snow Drought.” Ecology and Evolution, vol. 11, no. 3, 29 Dec. 2020, pp. 1264–1279, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7126.Li, Mengke, et al. “The Hypoxia Adaptation of Small Mammals to Plateau and Underground Burrow Conditions.” Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, vol. 4, no. 4, 21 Oct. 2021, pp. 319–328, https://doi.org/10.1002/ame2.12183.“New Data Shows Pikas and Their Watchers on the Rise.” Oregonzoo.org, 2024, www.oregonzoo.org/news/new-data-shows-pikas-and-their-watchers-rise.“Pika - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service).” Www.nps.gov, 18 Apr. 2025, www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/pika.htm.“Pika Monitoring (U.S. National Park Service).” Nps.gov, 2018, www.nps.gov/im/ucbn/pika.htm.Rankin, Andrew Michael, et al. “Signatures of Adaptive Molecular Evolution in American Pikas (Ochotona Princeps).” Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 98, no. 4, 13 June 2017, pp. 1156–1167, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyx059.Schmidt, Danielle A, et al. “Phylogenomics of American Pika (Ochotona Princeps) Lineage Diversification.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 193, 1 Apr. 2024, pp. 108030–108030, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790324000228, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108030.Smith, Lydia. “Binturong: The Bearcat That Smells like Hot Buttered Popcorn.” Live Science, 21 June 2025, www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/binturong-the-bearcat-that-smells-like-hot-buttered-popcorn.Waterhouse, Matthew D, et al. “Individual-Based Analysis of Hair Corticosterone Reveals Factors Influencing Chronic Stress in the American Pika.” Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, no. 12, 26 Apr. 2017, pp. 4099–4108, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3009.Wilkening, Jennifer L., et al. “Relating Sub-Surface Ice Features to Physiological Stress in a Climate Sensitive Mammal, the American Pika (Ochotona Princeps).” PLOS ONE, vol. 10, no. 3, 24 Mar. 2015, p. e0119327, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119327.Yu, Ning, et al. “Molecular Systematics of Pikas (Genus Ochotona) Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 16, no. 1, July 2000, pp. 85–95, https://doi.org/10.1006/mpev.2000.0776. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 6, 20251h 15m
Season 3 Episode 1: Salmon Sippy Cups
Welcome to Season 3 of the Bears and Brews Podcast! Join us today with a special guest to recap Pam's trip to Katmai and Fat Bear Week 2025!http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jun 24, 20251h 2m
Season 2 Episode 7: This is Going Downhill Very Fast
The long-awaited part 2 of our episode with very special guests Alex Stavrou and Zeke! In this episode we talk about the positives of social media on wildlife, play the ceiling game, and spend way too much time discussing Eric Olsen's nipples!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastSupport the Doc: - https://www.badcrayfish.com/399-forever- https://www.instagram.com/399doc/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 21, 202547 min
Season 2 Episode 6: Maybe You Guys Need Some Beer Facts
Join us for part 1 of a very special episode with some special guests, where we talk about social media impacts on wildlife!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/399-forever#/Sources Cited:Bergman, Jordanna N., et al. “Evaluating the Benefits and Risks of Social Media for Wildlife Conservation.” FACETS, vol. 7, no. 1, 1 Jan. 2022, pp. 360–397, https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0112.Davis, Robert A, et al. “Liked to Death: The Impacts of Social Media and Photography on Biodiversity.” The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 949, 1 July 2024, pp. 175106–175106, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175106.Sun, Alice. “What Happens When Wild Animals Become Social Media Sensations?” Scienceline, 18 Sept. 2023, scienceline.org/2023/09/what-happens-when-wild-animals-become-social-media-sensations/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 8, 20251h 9m
Season 2 Episode 5: Oh the Hue-Manatee
Join us for a full episode all about floaty potatoes aka sea cows aka MANATEES!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:https://myfwc.com/education/wildlife/manatee/viewing-guidelines/https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/manatee/myfwccomhow-to-help/https://savethemanatee.org/manatees/harassment/Sources Cited:Bates, Karl. “New Research Tracks the History of Manatees across Earth’s Oceans | Duke Today.” Duke Today, 25 Aug. 2022, today.duke.edu/2022/08/new-research-tracks-history-manatees-across-earth%E2%80%99s-oceans.Canon, Cheyenne. “Mortalities Decline from Record, but Remain High.” Save the Manatee Club |, 7 Mar. 2024, savethemanatee.org/mortalities-decline-from-record-but-remain-high/.Domning, D. P. “The Earliest Known Fully Quadrupedal Sirenian.” Nature, vol. 413, no. 6856, 1 Oct. 2001, pp. 625–627, www.nature.com/articles/35098072, https://doi.org/10.1038/35098072.Foote, Andrew D, et al. “Convergent Evolution of the Genomes of Marine Mammals.” Nature Genetics, vol. 47, no. 3, 26 Jan. 2015, pp. 272–275, www.nature.com/articles/ng.3198, https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3198.“Harassment | Save the Manatee Club.” Save the Manatee, 7 June 2023, savethemanatee.org/manatees/harassment/Jones Jr., Robert. “No Longer Endangered, Manatees Now Face Another Crisis.” University of Miami, 2 Feb. 2022, news.miami.edu/stories/2022/02/no-longer-endangered,-manatees-now-face-another-crisis.html.“Manatee Mortality Statistics.” Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, myfwc.com/research/manatee/rescue-mortality-response/statistics/mortality/.Source. “New Research Tracks Evolution of Sea Cows | Sci.News.” Sci.News: Breaking Science News, 25 Aug. 2022, www.sci.news/biology/sirenia-evolution-11135.html.U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. “Trichechus Manatus | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” Www.fws.gov, www.fws.gov/species/manatee-trichechus-manatus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Apr 7, 202525 min
Season 2 Microbruin 5: Air Mammals
Play along on this Microbruin as Salome attempts to stump Pam in a quiz about North American wildlife! Bonus content: us doing math!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Mar 14, 202539 min
Season 2 Microbruin 4: How Can We Rake Our Forests With No Forest Service?
Join us for an update on the current state of our public lands and those who protect them!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:https://5calls.org/https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/https://www.facebook.com/AltUSNationalParkService/https://www.instagram.com/50501movement/https://www.instagram.com/resistancerangers/https://www.npca.org/Sources Cited:Axelrod, Josh. “Trump Interior Secretary’s Orders Make Public Lands Ground Zero for Drilling & Mining.” Nrdc.org, 20 Feb. 2025, www.nrdc.org/media/trump-interior-secretarys-orders-make-public-lands-ground-zero-drilling-mining.Choi, Annette, et al. “Tracking Trump’s Overhaul of the Federal Workforce.” CNN, 26 Feb. 2025, www.cnn.com/politics/tracking-federal-workforce-firings-dg/index.html.Crowley, Kinsey, et al.“Tracking Federal Layoffs 2025: Impacted Agencies Include IRS, FAA, TSA and More.” USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025, www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/21/federal-layoffs-2025-list/79415517007/.Detrow, Scott. “How Is DOGE Funded?” NPR, Mar. 2025, www.npr.org/2025/03/01/nx-s1-5310562/how-is-doge-funded.Fowler, Stephen . “DOGE’s Savings Page Fixed Old Mistakes — and Added New Ones.” NPR, Mar. 2025, www.npr.org/2025/03/01/nx-s1-5313853/doge-savings-receipts-musk-trump.Haggerty, Mark, and Jenny Rowland-Shea. “Trump Quietly Plans to Liquidate Public Lands to Finance His Sovereign Wealth Fund.” Center for American Progress, 20 Feb. 2025, www.americanprogress.org/article/trump-quietly-plans-to-liquidate-public-lands-to-finance-his-sovereign-wealth-fund/.Hamilton, Anita. “Mass Firings of Federal Workers Were Done Illegally, Two Judges Rule.” Barron’s, 14 Mar. 2025, www.barrons.com/articles/federal-workers-reinstate-court-california-ruling-40c2b920.Mansfield, Erin, and Sarah D Wire. “You’re …Rehired? What We Know about Who Is Exempt from Donald Trump’s Mass Firings.” USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025, www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/21/trump-rescinded-layoffs/79188799007/.Noone, Sean. “Is Elon Musk Getting Paid for DOGE?” NewsNation, 5 Mar. 2025, www.newsnationnow.com/politics/is-elon-musk-getting-paid-for-doge/, https://doi.org/10507362.m3u8.The Economic Times. “Is Donald Trump Perfecting His Golf Game on US Taxpayers’ Dime? President Reportedly Spent Millions on 13.” The Economic Times, Economic Times, 9 Mar. 2025, economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/is-donald-trump-perfecting-his-golf-game-on-us-taxpayers-dime-president-reportedly-spent-millions-on-13-rounds-in-just-48-days/articleshow/118819582.cms?from=mdr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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