CheloniaCast
Episodes
George Balazs' Dedication to Honu (Part 2)
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by George Balazs, a global independent sea turtle scientist and former leader of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...
Turtle Hatchlings, Adaptation, and Fieldwork
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast sits down with Dr. Fredric Janzen. Dr. Janzen is the former director of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station and a current professor in Mi...
From the Directors: Gopher Games
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of CheloniaCast we are joined by both Brent Fannin and Chase Pirtle, the producers behind the documentary Gopher Games: a short docume...
Southwest Florida Turtles, Costa Rica, and a lot of Biology
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Jordan Donini, Professor of Biology at Florida Southwestern State College. Jordan is an accomplished researcher with focuses...
Studying and Conserving Northeastern Turtles
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Michela Coury, Freshwater Turtle Biologist for the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game and all-around turtle biologist...
Making Turtle Science Accessible
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Devin Welch, herpetologist, conservationist, educator and content creator. Devin makes very unique short form content on soc...
Turtle Physiology, Population Biology, and Research
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Paul Stone, Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Central Oklahoma. Dr. Stone has extensive experi...
Turtle Sex Determination, Ecology, and Genomics
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Nicole Valenzuela, Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology at Iowa State University an...
Turtles, Philosophy, and Time
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by both Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson. Sy, a naturalist and writer, has authored 38 books to date. Sy has been on the New Yo...
Adventures, Tortoises, and a Series of Leaking Boats
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Fred Caporaso, Professor of Food Science at Chapman University, and turtle man extraordinaire. Fred has decades of exper...
SEE Turtles and Ecotourism
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Brad Nahill, cofounder and president of SEE Turtles, a unique conservation group pairing ecotourism with turtle conservation...
Ecological Theory, Fieldwork, and Asking Turtle Questions
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast sits down with renowned turtle ecologist Dr. Justin Congdon, Professor Emeritus at University of Georgia. From a comparison of life histo...
Pursuing and Protecting Turtles and Primates
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Craig Stanford, professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at the University of Southern California and Chair of ...
Sea Turtle Stories
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Jeff Seminoff, Program Lead of Marine Turtle Ecology and Assessment in the Marine Mammal and Turtle Division of the Nati...
Protecting the Turtles of Belize
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is on location at the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE), located on a 1,153 acre preserve in Belize. BFR...
Voice of the Turtle
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Jordan Gray, External Relations Manager of the Turtle Survival Alliance. Jordan has extensive experience in the study of man...
The Turtle Lovers' Guidebook
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Tony Monahan, both an educator and turtle enthusiast. Dr. Monahan is an author and artist with a love and passion for tu...
A Special Turtle
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Mike Knoerr, who is a wildlife biologist in the Southeastern United States. Mike has contributed to the conservation and stu...
Giving Back for Turtles
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Ty Park, founder of IguanaLand Incorporated, an amazing facility housing a wide array of reptile species, roughly 140 of whi...
The Sea Turtles of Oceania
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by George Balazs, a Global Independent Sea Turtle Scientist and former leader of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...
The Greatest Mystery in Turtle Science
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Pamela Plotkin, a renowned conservationist and biologist with a particular focus on sea turtles, and specficially the ri...
Dedication to the Desert Tortoise
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Kristin Berry, an expert in desert tortoises and a key player in their study. The conversation covers various topics bot...
From Hatchling to Adult
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Blair Witherington, assistant professor at the University of Florida, member of the Marine Turtle Specialist Group of th...
Capturing Turtle Beauty
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast sits down with two-time Emmy Award winning photographer Ben Hicks to discuss his passion for sea turtle photography, conservation, and sc...
The Sea Turtles of Florida
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by both Dr. Justin Perrault and Valerie Tovar from the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to cons...
Sea Turtle Conservation
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast sits down with Rod Mast, one of the most prominent figures in sea turtle conservation. Rod is the President and CEO of the Oceanic Societ...
Turtle Health, Care, and Pathology
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Oz Ossiboff to discuss turtle and tortoise veterinary medicine and pathology. Dr. Ossiboff is DVM/PhD at the University ...
The Present and Future With Nature in Mind
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is at the Ashton Biological Preserve joined by both Peter Warny and Chase Pirtle. The discussion focuses on the history and upbringing of...
A Force for Turtles
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cheloniacast, accompanied by Charlie Moorcroft, sits down to talk with Chris and Casey Leone. With over 30 years of experience working with turtles. T...
The History of Turtle Conservation
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast is joined by both Dr. Russ Mittermeier and Dr. Anders Rhodin to holistically discuss the origins of chelonian conservation as well as the...
Turtles, Travels, People, and Daring Adventure
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cheloniacast sits down to speak with the renowned Dr. Russ Mittermeier to discuss and dive further into the vast array of conservation efforts he’s ...
Spreading the Word About Turtles
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cheloniacast sits down with Dan Roselli to discuss his work as a content creator and his experiences with Diamondback Terrapins, particularly in his c...
Mending Turtles of the Southeast
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cheloniacast sits down with Kim Titterington to discuss her career and lifelong passion for conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife. Kim is a lice...
Adventures of the Pritchards
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*DUE TO A RECORDING ISSUE EARLY ON, THE FIRST 1 HOUR 6 MINUTES OF THIS RECORDING IS A BIT SCRATCHY. EVERYTHING SHOULD STILL BE AUDIBLE, AND IT CLEARS ...
The Turtles of Paraguay
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack and Michael are joined by Dr. Richard Vetter, Professor and Researcher in the Departamento de Recursos Faunísticos y Medio Natural at the Nation...
Anatomy, Physiology, and Behavior of Sea Turtles
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Jason are joined by Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, Professor of Biological Sciences at Florida Atlantic University and Director of FAU’s Marine L...
Inspiring the Next Generation
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason, Michael, Jack, Ken, and Wyatt sit down with Charlie Moorcroft, founder of the Moorcroft Conservation Foundation, to talk about his conservation...
Australian Turtles Vol. 3
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast sits down with Dr. Arthur Georges, Distinguished Professor in the Institute for Applied Ecology at the University of Canberra, to talk ab...
Turtle Trade and Conservation
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast sits down with Dr. Peter Paul van Dijk, Senior Director of Wildlife Trade at Re:wild, to discuss turtle conservation and the turtle trade...
A Species on the Brink
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael, Ken, and Jack sit down with Dr. Gerald Kuchling, Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia and Principal Investigator of...
Demystifying the Turtle Tree of Life
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael, Ken, and Wyatt are joined by Dr. Brad Shaffer, Director of the UCLA/La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and Distinguished Pro...
In Pursuit of Box Turtles
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Wyatt are joined by Emma Browning, Senior Research Associate for the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, to discuss her research an...
Turtle Paleontology and Phylogenetics
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack and Michael sit down with Dr. Juliana Sterli who is a researcher with the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) based out ...
Turtle Health
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wyatt, Michael, and Ken sit down with professor emeritus of zoological medicine at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Ellio...
Turtle Communication
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael, Wyatt, and Ken sit down with Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen, a PhD student at the University of Zurich, to discuss the evolution and characteristics...
How the Turtle Got its Shell
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael, Jack, and Wyatt sit down with Dr. Tyler Lyson, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, to di...
Turtle Medicine, Treatment, and Surgery Vol. 1
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack, Michael, Ken, and Wyatt sit down with Dr. Pete Koplos, owner and veterinarian at the El Paso Animal Emergency and Veterinary Specialty Center, t...
Passion for Snapping Turtles
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Rusty Reed the Turtle Man to talk about his passion and work with Alligator Snapping Turtles. Rusty has dedicated...
Turtle Conservation Genetics and Research with Dr. Natalia Gallego-García
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cheloniacast sits down with Dr. Natalia Gallego-García, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Southern California Los Angeles, to discuss he...
A Lifetime Full of Turtles with Dr. Anders Rhodin
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Dr. Anders Rhodin to discuss his adventures in pursuit of turtles and his research focused on Testudines. ...
Island Hopping for Turtles with Cris Hagen
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CheloniaCast returns after a spring semester hiatus. Jack, Michael, Ken, and Jason sit down with Cris Hagen, Director of Animal Management at the Turt...
Rainbow Run
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the season one finale of CheloniaCast, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Dr. Peter Meylan, Professor Emeritus of Biology at Eckerd College, to d...
North American Turtle Research
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 29 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, and Ken sit down with Eric Munscher. Eric is a researcher with SWCA Environmental Consultants as well as...
Modeling The Turtle World
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 28 of CheloniaCast Ken and Michael sit down with ecologist Dr. Luca Luiselli of Rivers State University and Roma Tre University and Pearson...
Turtle Mysteries in the Northeast
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 27 of CheloniaCast Ken, Michael, and Jack sit down with Dr. Michael Graziano, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Bridgewater Sta...
Australian Turtles Vol. 2
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 26 of CheloniaCast Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with renowned herpetologist and author John Cann and Terence Rogers to talk about Austra...
The Turtles of Cambodia
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 25 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Christel Griffioen, Deputy Country Director at Angkor Center for Conservatio...
The Confluence of Herpetoculture and Adventure
24 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 24 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with John Seyjagat to discuss his adventures and experiences working with turtles...
So Many Turtles, So Little Time
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 23 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with the Wildlife Conservation Society's Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises Coordin...
Why Turtles Matter
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 22 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, Ken, and Wyatt sit down with Dr. Whit Gibbons and Meg Hoyle to discuss why turtles matter in conte...
The Mata Mata Turtle
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 21 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Lucas Maia and Chelid expert Scott Thomson to discuss the evolution, morphol...
Talking Turtles of the Amazon
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 20 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, and Jack sit down with Dr. Camila Ferrara and Scott Thomson to discuss the ecology of Amazonian turtles....
Anatomy, Evolution, and Taxonomy of the Chelidae
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 19 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Scott Thomson to discuss his work with chelonians with a focus on the anatom...
How do Reptiles Know Where They are Going?
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 18 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Dr. Kraig Adler, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Neurobiology a...
The Turtles of India
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 17 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Anuja Mital to talk about her research on the community ecology and habits o...
Turtle Conservation and Adventures in Myanmar
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 16 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with WCS Herpetologist for Southeast Asia and China Dr. Steven Platt to talk...
Guide to Graptemys
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 15 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Dr. Peter Lindeman, professor of biology at Edinboro University of Penn...
Terrapins and the Sexy Son Hypothesis
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 13 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with doctoral student Iwo Gross to talk about his work investigating population g...
Toadheads
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Toadheads discuss toadhead turtles: This informative conversation focuses on the conservation, distribution, taxonomy, and natural history of thi...
From SNPs to Map Turtles
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 11 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Dr. Grover Brown of Jacksonville State University to discuss his turtle...
Brazil, Ghost Tortoises, and the State of the Ploughshare
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 10 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with co-founder of the Turtle Conservancy, Maurice Rodrigues, to talk about some ...
Turtle Adventures
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 9 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Wyatt Keil and Parker Gibbons to discuss their recent trip to Florida. The di...
Saga of the Snapping Turtle
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 8 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Greg Brashear of Greg’s Turtle Haven to discuss southeastern turtles, with ...
The Unknown Genus
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 7 of CheloniaCast, Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Dr. Kevin Labille of theTurtleRoom and African Chelonian Institute. Beyond h...
Adventures of a Herpetologist
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 6 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with president of Texas Turtles and former Biological Curator and Collections Mana...
ASTs, Map Turtles, Ridleys, and more (Texas Turtles)
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 5 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Viviana Ricardez, Vice President of the non-profit organization Texas Turtles...
Australian Turtles Vol. 1
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, and Jack sit down with Terence and Andrew Rogers to talk about Australian turtles. The conversation ra...
The Importance of Captivity in Turtle Preservation
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 3 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Anthony Pierlioni, Vice President of theTurtleRoom to discusses a variety of ...
Holocene Madness
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down to talk about notable recent adventures and topics that have been intriguing ...
Turtles of France
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with French turtle expert Simon Rouot to talk about the chelonians of France. Discussion ranges from Herma...