Aug 8, 202659 min
Helloooooooooo listener. That's just me doing an impression of the classically handsome Mr Michael Blanche. Hello listener (I did that one in my own voice). Welcome to this bonus episode; a compilation of the Series 1...
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Cows and Effect
Hosted by Paul Allison and Michael Blanche · science · EN
About this Podcast:
Welcome to this occasionally mildly interesting farming podcast (it's a science podcast), hosted by award winning podcaster Michael Blanche (200m swimming badge 1978) and not-yet-not-a-real-doctor Paul Allison. We talk about recent research into soil, pasture, cows and sheep. People say that it's the podcast they didn't know they wanted or needed, and they definitely didn't ask for it. It's sometimes a bit sweary (not the big one). It's fine.Cows and effect sounds like cause and effect. It's a play on words. That's funny stuff.Warning: Following legal advice the listener should be aware that the views and information shared in this podcast do not constitute professional advice or even unprofessional guidance. For God's sake consult someone who knows what they are talking about before making any changes to your farm management practices.Logo image created in https://BioRender.com
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What is Cows and Effect about?
Welcome to this occasionally mildly interesting farming podcast (it's a science podcast), hosted by award winning podcaster Michael Blanche (200m swimming badge 1978) and not-yet-not-a-real-doctor Paul Allison. We talk about recent research into soil, pasture, cows and sheep. People say that it's the podcast they didn't know they wanted or needed, and they definitely didn't ask for it.
Who hosts Cows and Effect?
Cows and Effect is hosted by Paul Allison and Michael Blanche. The show has published 14 episodes to date.
What has Cows and Effect covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Bonus Episode; Fields Good, a book about anti-gravity, and is it really that bad?" (8 August 2026, 59 minutes), "Episode 12. Cutting corners, a funeral and he can't remember more than one name at once." (25 May 2026, 161 minutes), and "Episode 11. One job, identifying roadkill, and he had to go and live in London." (30 April 2026, 104 minutes).
How often does Cows and Effect publish?
Cows and Effect publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 85 minutes across 14 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Cows and Effect?
Booking probability for Cows and Effect is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Cows and Effect requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Cows and Effect's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Cows and Effect?
The strongest fits for Cows and Effect are Beekeeping, Horses & Other Livestock. Cows and Effect has a science audience.
About the host
Paul Allison and Michael Blanche hosts Cows and Effect, a science podcast with 14 episodes published.
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Episode 12. Cutting corners, a funeral and he can't remember more than one name at once.
May 25, 20262h 41mS0<p>A momentous episode listener; it's the last of the first series of the cult science and farming podcast Cows and Effect. For a while anyway. We are mulling over a second series (TBC). Look out for some occasional...
- Apr 30, 20261h 44mS0
<p>Sorry, sorry, sorry. We were a couple of days late getting this one out. It's a busy time of year and Michael found it difficult to fit in all the preparation and research that he needs to do to for the podcast. You...
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Episode 10. Winnie-the-Pooh, the c**tosphere, and a big box of explosives on the other parachute.
Mar 24, 20261h 10mS0<p>Sorry about this one listener. Calving's started, Paul's been busy with "contract work" and we just didn't get the work done to put out a proper episode with research papers and all that. We did our best and had a...
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Episode 9. Mr Tickle, a cloud of low energy photons and Tom Cruise is going to come round and punch you.
Feb 26, 20261h 40mS0<p>Howdy, yee-haw and yippee-ki-yay buckaroos. Get your ears on, because we're headed west of the Pecos for the rootin' tootin' episode 3. of Lab Rat Jazz Club, where things are fixing to get plumb loco down in the lab...
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Episode 8. A pirate, a confidence player and everyone's right; animals are complicated.
Jan 28, 20261h 32mS0<p >Happy New Year listener. Eight episodes in (hard to believe for many reasons) and it's a bit different this month. There's absolutely no big swears; there's a few mediums, but not the big one. And also because we...
- Dec 25, 20251h 45mS0
<p>This festive episode comes out on 25th December 2025, so Happy blooming Christmas listener. If you're anything like me, the morning so far will have been; 1. Put the turkey in the oven around 06.00 hrs; 2. Check...
- Nov 27, 20251h 7mS0
<p>Hello listener. How's things?</p> <p>You'll be relieved to know that this episode is much shorter than the last one and really delivers on the science. Yes, that's right; back by popular demand, this is the second...
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Episode 5. Chain drives, mushroom tea and a professional.
Oct 29, 20251h 45mS0<p>Edith Piaf - Non, Je ne regrette rien</p> <p>Where to begin listener? Well, you could begin about 45 minutes into this unfeasibly long episode, because that's how long it takes to get to this fascinating research...
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Episode 4. A fun guy, a great judge of character and a very interesting three years drawing moss.
Sep 24, 20251h 13mS0<p>Do you like your agricultural scientific research sumarised in easily digestible form or described at length in mind numbing detail? Oh, OK, nevermind; how about this then? Have you ever asked yourself what happens...
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Episode 3. French cigarettes, the Motown joke and there's someone Scottish that's really annoying me.
Aug 28, 20251h 2mS0<p>Bored with multi species pastures episodes? Welcome to North America dear listener and a research paper that is definitely not about multi species pastures (although they get a mention in the intro). No spoilers, but...
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Episode 2. Farmer jail, the first rule of ecology club and carry on with your dull stuff.
Jul 31, 20251h 22mS0<p >We're staying in Ireland for Episode 2 and talking about a research paper that looks at four different pasture types (permanent pasture, perennial ryegrass, a six species mixture and a twelve species mixtures) under...
- Jun 26, 20251h 14mS1
<p>Episode 1 dives into the science with an Irish research paper that looks at the yields of multi species pastures (along with the various different plant species that go into them) at several levels of Nitrogen...
- Jun 26, 202543 minS1
<p>Michael and Paul introduce themselves and explain why the world needs yet another farming podcast (it's a science podcast). There's bits about their farms, the other stuff they do and how science works and, for no...
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