The Thing with Feathers: birds and hope with Courtney Ellis
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118: The State of Ecology
50 mins; March 23, 2026
117: Birding as a Spiritual Practice (Ragan Sutterfield)
43 mins; March 09, 2026
116: Feasting on Hope with Hannah Miller King
28 mins; February 23, 2026
115: Weathering Change Hits the Shelves
23 mins; February 09, 2026
114: Badgerland Birding with Derek Sallmann
30 mins; January 26, 2026
113: The Gentleness of Birds (Jennifer Grant)
37 mins; January 12, 2026
112: Dorothy, Jack, and Cardinals (Gina Dalfonzo)
39 mins; December 29, 2025
111: Accessibility in Birding
45 mins; December 15, 2025
110: Bird Talk with Becca Rowland
35 mins; December 01, 2025
109: The Locust Years (Paul J. Pastor)
46 mins; November 17, 2025
108: Wild Faith for Kids (Valerie Ellis)
44 mins; November 03, 2025
107: For the Love of Women (Dorothy Greco)
33 mins; October 20, 2025
106: Robert Francis, Bird Historian
49 mins; October 06, 2025
105: You Have a Calling with Karen Swallow Prior
49 mins; September 22, 2025
104: Households of Faith
36 mins; September 08, 2025
103: Owl’s Nest Publishers
49 mins; August 25, 2025
102: Birding for Better Health
42 mins; August 11, 2025
101: Birding with Kids
52 mins; July 28, 2025
100: Our One Hundredth Episode!
39 mins; July 14, 2025
99: Undaunted Joy with Shemaiah Gonzalez
36 mins; June 30, 2025
98: Hope Within Crisis
40 mins; June 16, 2025
97: The Hope of Conservation (Wayne Klockner)
43 mins; June 02, 2025
96: Refugia Faith with Deb Rienstra
40 mins; May 19, 2025
95: Unpacking Church Camp
39 mins; May 05, 2025
94: The Whole Easter Story (Jo Swinney)
37 mins; April 21, 2025
93: Looking Up's Audiobook Launch!
38 mins; April 08, 2025
92: The Breeding Birds of Minnesota
47 mins; March 24, 2025
91: Creation and Conservation with Peter Harris
48 mins; March 10, 2025
90: Seeing God after Losing Faith (Liz Charlotte Grant)
46 mins; February 24, 2025
89: Hope in Chronic Illness (Duane Bidwell)
44 mins; February 10, 2025
88: Winter Birding with Janet Hill
49 mins; January 27, 2025
87: Simon Stuart on Conservation and Hope
54 mins; January 13, 2025
86: Roger Hutchison on New Year's Resolutions... for Birds
50 mins; December 30, 2024
85: A Closer Look with Susanne Swing Thompson
44 mins; December 16, 2024
84: Ornithography with Jessica Roux
42 mins; December 02, 2024
83: British Birding with Mark Winter
45 mins; November 18, 2024
82: A Bird Diva?
49 mins; November 04, 2024
81: Creation Care with Ben Lowe
39 mins; October 21, 2024
80: Will Wilson Captures the Birds of Rwanda
43 mins; October 07, 2024
79: Night Magic with Leigh Ann Henion
41 mins; September 23, 2024
78: Bearing Witness to Creation (Mark Robertson)
44 mins; September 09, 2024
77: Birding Toward Hope (Quentin Schultze)
41 mins; August 26, 2024
76: A Summer with Ospreys (Pamela Lowell)
40 mins; August 12, 2024
75: The Wonder of the Forest Floor (Lore Ferguson Wilbert)
43 mins; July 29, 2024
74: Birding to Change the World with Trish O'Kane
44 mins; July 15, 2024
73: Grief Comes for Us All (Mandy Capehart)
38 mins; July 01, 2024
72: Julie Zickefoose on Raising Blue Jays, Rehabbing Nestlings, and the Joy of Wild Things
39 mins; June 17, 2024
Gardening for the Birds with Jenn McGuinness
34 mins; June 03, 2024
70: Fire Ecology, Bird-Friendly Beef, and Woodpeckers (Dale Gentry)
51 mins; May 27, 2024
69: The Magic of Migration (Emma Rhodes)
42 mins; May 20, 2024
68: Vulture Apologetics (Josina Guess)
37 mins; May 13, 2024
67: Ornithology? Theology? How about Ornitheology! (Kevin Burrell)
41 mins; May 06, 2024
66: Amy Tan's Backyard Bird Chronicles
31 mins; April 29, 2024
65: Paying Attention, Being Astonished (Roy Howard)
39 mins; April 22, 2024
64: What Birds are the Most Metal? (Dan Baldassarre)
56 mins; April 15, 2024
63: The Wonder of Sandhill Cranes (Mary Gemignani)
40 mins; April 08, 2024
62: Ted Floyd on Bushtits, eBird, and Birding Magazine
44 mins; April 01, 2024
61: Courtney's New Bird Book - Looking Up (with Daryl Ellis)
31 mins; March 25, 2024
60: Kenn Kaufman on the Birds Audubon Missed
45 mins; March 18, 2024
59: Hope in the Mystery, Children's Books, and Robin Red-Breast (Glenys Nellist)
49 mins; March 11, 2024
58: Delight, Parenting, and Bald Eagles (Shemaiah Gonzalez)
46 mins; March 04, 2024
57: Raptor ID, Bird Counts, and Cape May (Adehl Schwaderer)
46 mins; February 26, 2024
56: Photography, Cardinals, and Cats (Stu McClay Smith)
41 mins; February 19, 2024
55: Project FeederWatch with Emma Greig
30 mins; February 12, 2024
54: Birding for Introverts (Kristen Johnson)
44 mins; February 05, 2024
53: Renaming the birds with Andrew Walsh
41 mins; January 29, 2024
52: Colorblind birding with Justin Gerhardt
43 mins; January 22, 2024
51: Sparrows, Prayer, and the Art of Calm (Roger Hutchison)
49 mins; January 15, 2024
50: Bald Eagles, Working for Justice, and Facing Hard Histories (Sarah L. Sanderson)
44 mins; January 08, 2024
49: Daryl Ellis is Now a Birder?
40 mins; December 18, 2023
48: The Ministry of Noticing (Anita Peebles)
42 mins; December 11, 2023
47: Mining the Bright Birds with Jody Collins
39 mins; December 04, 2023
46: Puff-puff-puffins with Photographer Carol Pope Gordon
33 mins; November 27, 2023
45: Birds of India with Mohit Mehta
42 mins; November 20, 2023
44: Forgotten Female Birds with Laura Fabrycky
46 mins; November 13, 2023
43: Finding Owls with Anuj Ghimire
40 mins; November 06, 2023
42: Avian Saints? How Birds Can Point Us Toward the Divine (Caryn Rivadeneira)
46 mins; October 30, 2023
41: Margaret Renkl on The Comfort of Crows
45 mins; October 23, 2023
40: Evolutionary Biologist Steve Peck on Science, Faith, and How Things Can Be Known
50 mins; October 16, 2023
39: Nature Journaling for the Soul (Heather Lefebvre)
43 mins; October 09, 2023
38: Safety in Birding (Tiffany Kersten)
46 mins; October 02, 2023
37: Birds of Costa Rica (Eugenio Garcia)
39 mins; September 25, 2023
36: The History + Science of Bird Migration with Rebecca Heisman, Author & Ornithologist
39 mins; September 18, 2023
35: Whooooo Knew? The Truth About Owls with Children's Author Annette Whipple
45 mins; September 11, 2023
34: How to Catch a Hawk (Dave Conrads, Director of UI Wild)
31 mins; September 04, 2023
33: A Young Birder on Hope and the Birds of New Mexico (Jodhan Fine)
42 mins; August 28, 2023
32: Debbie Blue Considers the Birds
34 mins; August 21, 2023
31: Hope for Overthinkers, Great Blue Herons, and the Unique Gifts of Children's Literature (author Jessica Whipple)
40 mins; August 14, 2023
30: The Inept Birder on the Comedy that Brings Us Together (Karl Mechem)
48 mins; August 07, 2023
29: Patsy Clairmont on Bluebirds, Grief, and the Power of Words
53 mins; July 31, 2023
28: A Birdy Playlist from Music Journalist Aarik Danielsen for your Summer Road Trip
49 mins; July 24, 2023
27: Jocelyn Anderson on Bird Photography, Hand-Feeding, and Sandhill Crane Adoptive Parents
39 mins; July 17, 2023
26: The Wisdom of Birds + Interfaith Conversations (Aaric Eisenstein, the Avian Rebbe)
47 mins; July 10, 2023
25: The NYTimes Summer Birding Project (Elaine Chen & Jenna Curtis)
20 mins; July 03, 2023
24: Living More Gently on the Earth (Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, Author + VP of the Evangelical Environmental Network)
42 mins; June 26, 2023
23: Rare Bird Alerts, Birding for a Living, and Yellow-Breasted Chats (Nate Swick, host of the ABA's American Birding Podcast)
48 mins; June 19, 2023
22: The Allure of Birding, Being Kind on Twitter, and Birds of Michigan (author Traci Rhoades)
55 mins; June 12, 2023
21: The Story of Stella the Stellar's Jay + Finding Hope in the Wild Things (author + editor Paul J. Pastor)
45 mins; June 05, 2023
20: Birds & Blooms & Tufted Titmice, Oh My! (Molly Jasinski, editor at Birds & Blooms)
43 mins; May 29, 2023
19: Birding Book Culture, Field Guides, and the Birds of Social Media (Birding Magazine's Frank Izaguirre)
61 hours 11 mins; May 22, 2023