Welcome to the Talking Bat podcast series from BatAbility Courses & Tuition. Every month we interview someone important, influential, inspirational or just darn right bat-tastic from the world of bats or from the wider world of ecology/natural history. These interviews are carried out in a relaxed, conversational style, as we dive deeper into the background of our guests. To find out more about BatAbility visit: www.batability.co.uk To find out more about BatAbility Club visit: www.batability.co.uk/batability-club/
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to the Talking Bat podcast series from BatAbility Courses & Tuition. Every month we interview someone important, influential, inspirational or just darn right bat-tastic from the world of bats or from the wider world of ecology/natural history. These interviews are carried out in a relaxed, conversational style, as we dive deeper into the background of our guests.
Recent episodes include "Talking Triathlon with Anne Youngman" (14 October 2026, 44 minutes), "Talking Club (October 2026) with Aileen Hendry" (28 September 2026, 20 minutes), and "Talking Book with Dr Mark Ferguson (Perspectives on Wildlife Sound Recording)" (24 September 2026, 44 minutes).
Talking Bat publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for Talking Bat is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Talking Bat requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Talking Bat's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Talking Bat are Scientific Research & Development and Museums, Zoos & Historic Sites. Talking Bat has a science audience.
Talking Bat is a science show with 100 episodes published.
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Episode #140
Anne Youngman is back. She's getting stronger & going longer than ever before. Anne (formerly of Bat Conservation Trust) has just completed her first triathlon in Perthshire, Scotland. We are delighted to have her once...
Episode #139
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefit of anyone who...
Episode #138
Here we are delighted to be chatting with Dr Mark Ferguson, a professional wildlife sound recordist based in Northern Ireland (UK) & the author of the recently published 'Perspectives on Wildlife Sound Recording - An...
Episode #137
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefit of anyone who...
Episode #136
Guy Freeman is the editor of the highly aclaimed publications 'British Wildlife' & 'Conservation Land Management (CLM)'. During this interview we explore Guy's backstory, his career development and his life as an editor...
Episode #135
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefit of anyone who...
Episode #134
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefit of anyone who...
Episode #133
A fabulous interview with Ricardo Rocha, who originates from Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. He is an Associate Professor of Conservation Science at University of Oxford, & Tutorial Fellow at Jesus College. During his...
Episode #132
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefit of anyone who...
Episode #131
Mel Findlay & Pat White are the authors of the recently published 'The Otter Field Survey & Monitoring Handbook - A Practical Guide to Field & Camera-Trap Surveys'. Mel is a seasoned consultant ecologist with >25 years’...
Episode #130
Here we had the huge pleasure of talking with Sarah Whild, author of the recently published 'The Biological Recording Handbook - Making Wildlife Count'. Sarah had a career teaching biological recording as a university...
Episode #129
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefit of anyone who...
Episode #128
Absolutely delighted to be chatting with Graeme Lyons, the author of 'Pan-Species Listing - How to Become A Super-Naturalist'. This interview touches on same many areas, including aspects of Graeme's life, becoming an...
Episode #127
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefit of anyone who...
Episode #126
Chris Stone is an environmentalist & author. We are delighted to be talking with him here about his new book, published in February 2026, 'European Deserts - Sandy Wilderness on a Green Continent'. During the interview...
Episode #125
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefit of anyone who...
Episode #124
During this interview, Aileen Hendry interviews Neil Middleton about his newly published book, 'Our Man Incognito - Tales from the Urban Bush'. We discuss the background to the book, a selection of short humerous...
Episode #123
Frank Rennie is the author of numerous books, including his latest one, 'The Merlin - The Ecology of A Magical Raptor'. During this interview we are delighted to be talking to Frank about his experiences as an author...
Episode #122
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefit of anyone who...
Episode #121
Dr Mateo Ruiz is Head of Conservation at the Barn Owl Trust, after having first completing his post-graduate research on bird communities in coastal wetlands of Mexico. During this session we discuss in depth his...
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Managing nutrition in pregnancy and early lactation, Blue Steel Real Estate
Botanist & Artist, Yoto
Snow Leopard Conservationist and Environmental Social Scientist, Queen's University Belfast
Author, Columnist, Birder & Naturalist, The Sound Approach
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