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<p>This week I’m in conversation with the thoughtful and deeply grounded partnership of Devaki Nair and Manikandan R, part of the 2023 cohort of the Coexistence Fellowship.</p><p>Manikandan, or Mani, is from Gudalur in...
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The Thing About Wildlife
Hosted by Ishika · science · EN
About this Podcast:
The Thing About Wildlife offers long and insightful conversations with Indians working closest to nature: researchers, educators and conservationists.
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Who hosts The Thing About Wildlife?
The Thing About Wildlife is hosted by Ishika. The show has published 66 episodes to date.
What has The Thing About Wildlife covered recently?
Recent episodes include "#63 The Thing About Rituals and Coexistence (English+Tamil)" (23 March 2026, 92 minutes), "#62 The Thing About Old Bonds and Elephants" (26 January 2026, 104 minutes), and "#61 The Thing About Finding Common Ground" (19 January 2026, 102 minutes).
How often does The Thing About Wildlife publish?
The Thing About Wildlife publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 93 minutes across 66 episodes.
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Booking probability for The Thing About Wildlife is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Thing About Wildlife requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Thing About Wildlife's contact route on record: verified email.
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Ishika hosts The Thing About Wildlife, a science podcast with 66 episodes published.
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Episode #62
#62 The Thing About Old Bonds and Elephants
Jan 26, 20261h 44mS6<p>This week I'm in conversation with the deep, strong and heartwarming partnership of Amir Chhetri and Priyanka Das, both part of the 2022 cohort of the Coexistence Fellowship.</p><p>Amir hails from a forest village in...
Episode #61
#61 The Thing About Finding Common Ground
Jan 19, 20261h 42mS6<p>This week I'm in conversation with the unlikely but effective partnership of Sunil Harsana and Nitesh Kaushik, both part of the 2022 cohort of the Coexistence Fellowship.</p><p>Sunil is a homegrown conservationist...
Episode #60
#60 The Thing About An Army of Kindness
Nov 2, 20251h 30mS6<p>This week I'm in conversation with the spirited Avantika Thapa. She was part of the first cohort of the Coexistence Fellowship, and went through the programme with her partner, Chandra Maya Sharma. Avantika hails...
Episode #59
#59 The Thing About Indigenous Science
Oct 19, 20251h 41mS6<p>Dive into a thought-provoking conversation with one of the Coexistence Fellowship pairs - Mahesha & Vinay - in our very first episode of Season 6, where we discuss the importance of viewing the world through multiple...
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Oct 12, 20251h 40mS5<p>Today we bring you you an enthu-cutlet conversation with the excitable and passionate Sayee Girdhari. With important nudges from the universe towards the world of botany through happy coincidences and crucial...
Episode #55
#57 The Thing About Learning with Children
Apr 20, 20252h 23mS5<p>Today I bring you you a warm and wholesome conversation with the incomparable Nitya Satheesh. She's had a fascinating journey within the wildlife space and has contributed to a slew of disciplines within the field...
Episode #56
#56 The Thing About Living with Leopards
Dec 2, 20241h 40mS5<p>Today's episode features the wonderful Shweta Shivakumar with whom we continued on our Season 5 journey hitting upon our recurring themes of coexistence and living alongside wildlife. Shweta worked on a fantastic PhD...
Episode #54
#55 The Thing About Speaking with Nature
Oct 21, 202452 minS5<p>Today, I'm in conversation with India's foremost historian, Dr Ramachandra Guha: an environmentalist, prolific writer and public intellectual whose research interests include social, political, contemporary...
Oct 13, 20241h 1mS5<p>This is the first of two episodes recorded in the Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, with the fantastic field staff that works with Dr Umesh Srinivasan. This episode features two young women who joined...
Aug 4, 20241h 53mS5Today's guest is a very cool spider specialist and all-round natural history enthusiast with a penchant for storytelling, photography and zooming into every living being in every environment he finds himself in: Samuel...
Aug 4, 20241h 53mS5Today's guest is a very cool spider specialist and all-round natural history enthusiast with a penchant for storytelling, photography and zooming into every living being in every environment he finds himself in: Samuel...
Jul 14, 20241h 46mS5Today we're in conversation with Alissa Barnes - a marine biologist who wears several hats - from illustrator and social scientist to diver and shark anatomy specialist! She has been working to understand elasmobranch...
Mar 17, 20241h 23mS5<p>Dhee is a researcher interested in the human dimensions of wildlife conservation, specifically the psychological and socio-cultural factors that shape people's perceptions towards wild animals. Currently, she is the...
Episode #52
#50 The Thing About Big Picture Conservation
Feb 18, 20241h 43mS5<p>Rushikesh Chavan tells us about how he's been diving deep into large-scale conservation issues ever since he got into this field a couple of decades ago. He's worked across 19 states and spearheaded campaigns that...
Episode #49
#49 The Thing About Writing Storybooks
Jan 28, 202448 minS5<p>Today, I'm in conversation with Priyadarshini Panchapakesan - a young English language school teacher who grew up inspired by the nature around her in Kodaikanal. Her fascination for the natural world, concern for...
Episode #48
#48 The Thing About Birding for Science
Jan 21, 20242h 12mS5<p>Today, I am joined by an old friend - Tarun Menon - birder supreme. Having completed his masters from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, he's now at the tail end of his PhD at the Indian Institute of...
Episode #47
#47 The Thing About Camouflaged Identities
Jul 30, 202324 minS4<p>The spaces of wildlife and conservation are home to LOTS of queer-identifying individuals around the world, each one doing inspiring and important work. The risks of being openly and visibly LGBTQIA+ are...
Episode #46
#46 The Thing About Risky Waters
Jul 16, 20231h 41mS4<p> Welcome back to our new series: The Thing About Pride. These are episodes showcasing the work and lived experiences of queer or LGBTQIA+ identifying persons in the fields of ecology and conservation.<br>On our...
Episode #43
#45 The Thing About Underwater Exploration
Jul 2, 20231h 27mS4<p>Welcome back to our new series: The Thing About Pride!<br>On our third episode, I bring to you a marine biologist and conservationist who truly wants to do it all - and within the last decade, has worked...
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Ramachandra Guha
historian, environmentalist, public intellectual
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Mahesha
Coexistence Fellowship
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Nitya Satheesh
Centre for Wildlife Studies
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Samuel John
Spiders and the Sea
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