The Dolphin Pod

Jun 19 2023 40 ep. 18 mins 35
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Join hosts Dr. Justin Gregg and Laura Teasdale as they talk with scientists and experts about everyone's favorite marine mammal: the dolphin. With a sprinkling of comedy to season the science, The Dolphin Pod is an enlightening and entertaining deep dive into the world of dolphin science. The Dolphin Pod is family-friendly, teen-approved podcast fun!

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24: Manon Themelin dives into the complexity of dolphin social relationships

Jun 19 2023 43 mins  
An interview with DCP Research Associate Manon Themelin and DCP Director Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski. We learn how Manon got started researching dolphins and the exciting discoveries she's made. Manon's research into relationship quality (RQ) shows that the methods we apply to the study of ravens and chimpanzees works just as well for dolphins, albeit with some minor tweaks to accommoda

23: An interview with Jason Bruck

Apr 12 2023 58 mins  
Justin interviews Jason Bruck, Assistant Professor of Biology at Stephen F. Austin State University. Jason is the head of the Bruck Integrative Biology Lab where he and his students study dolphin behavior and cognition.

22: Dolphins are unexpectedly tolerant of outsiders

Nov 01 2022 73 mins  
Dolphins are pretty strange when it comes to the way they treat strangers. Unlike most primates (including humans) two completely different social groups - including different species - are able to integrate their societies without any violence whatsoever. Find out how DCP researchers Kelly Melillo-Sweeting and Nicole Danaher-Garcia discovered that the spotted dolphins living aroun

21: An informal chat with DCP royalty

Sep 17 2020 50 mins  
Kathleen and Kelly go on a Tinder date with Laura to learn about DCP’s history.

20: Dolphins are all right(ies)

Mar 20 2020 33 mins  
In this special podcast episode celebrating 20 years of the Dolphin Communication Project, Laura and Justin interview Kelly Melillo-Sweeting, Bimini Research Manager and all-around awesome scientist. Kel explains the findings form her recently published article on laterality in bottlenose dolphins – that is, a preference that dolphins seem to have for the right side of their bodi

19: Dolphins in hot water

May 01 2019 19 mins  
Climate change poses a real threat to dolphin species across the globe. In this episode, we discuss a heatwave off the coast of Australia that appears to have killed a number of wild dolphins in Shark Bay.

18: Dolphin Science Quiz: Laura vs. Laura

Mar 08 2019 24 mins  
It's old Laura vs. young Laura to see who knows the most dolphin trivia!

16: The Lost Dolphins of Tenacatita

Jan 23 2019 24 mins  
When Hurricane Jova hit the west coast of Mexico in 2011, a group of dolphins living near Tenacatita Bay disappeared! Where did they go and what happened to them? And did they ever return? Find out in this week’s episode.

15: Timesharing dolphins

Jan 10 2019 27 mins  
We’ve got a brand-new format for The Dolphin Pod that is equal parts science and magic. Yes, MAGIC! We’ll be discussing a recently published scientific article about bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Trieste that engage in what news outlets have dubbed "timesharing" – with two dolphin groups using the same habitat at different times of day. Laura and Justin use the magic of

Relaunch Teaser for The Dolphin Pod

Dec 20 2018 4 mins  
The Dolphin Pod is back! After a 10 year hiatus, everyone's favorite dolphin science podcast is back in action. This time around, Justin Gregg will be joined by a new co-host; the hilarious and ultra-talented actor, musician, and improviser Laura Teasdale. Justin and Laura will be discussing dolphin science topics including cool new research, dolphin news stories, and surprising an