The Natural History Cupboard Podcast
Episodes
A clawed warrior
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have cows making an ass out of wolves and spiders invading the east coast of America. Then we hear about the rodent that saved Genghis Kh...
A real mystery man
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have horny owls following joggers as well as photobombing crustaceans. Aaron then tells us about a real mystery man from the past. And we...
A mustelid of many names
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have some good news about Ukraine's zoo rescues. We look at wild boars and what they could be doing to the countryside, and how what was ...
A warty pond dragon
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we go over the sad news from Ukraine: we talk about it’s people and the zoo animals now in the firing line. Then take a dip into the pond ...
A gently referenced interview
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear about the re-wilding of large mammals and what it can do for you and there’s a new dino-eating crocodile discovered in Australia! ...
A food of the gods
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gareth brings what could be the most depressing news story we’ve ever had. Aaron tells us all about a food food fit for the gods, as well ...
A Triassic triumph
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the exotic parrots making the UK home and Aaron shares with us some truly horrific tiger stats. Gareth then takes us on a tour of...
A treetop traverser
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we see what things some people have been throwing down a mine they shouldn’t have. Some badgers become unwitting archaeologists and we loo...
A secretive striped hunter
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about one man’s amazing achievement in helping swifts. Also discussed is the unfortunate decisions by the UK to use banned bee-kil...
A peculiar puggle
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a look at red squirrels and the recovery work needed so that these red wonders can make a comeback. Then the guys talk about what it...
A flock that filled the sky
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode for 2022, we look back at some of the news stories that we missed over the Christmas and New Year break in our extended news segm...
A quiz to end the year on
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our last episode of the year we have a special treat for you, our listeners: a quiz looking back at the weird and wonderful parts of this year and ...
A very Christmassy episode
25 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
HO HO HO!! It’s a very merry Christmas episode. This week we have a trio of seasonal species that should put you in the Yule mood. We also have some...
A monarch of the glen
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have news of animals attacking a runner in Singapore and a threat to royals in the highlands. Aaron then tells us about one of Europe's l...
A pine out of time
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear about the tree that came back from extinction, the Wollemi pine. Drew then tells us about some fantastic art that shows off local en...
An interview we had just lion around
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome James Welch into the cupboard to tell us about the great work he does as part of the Safina Lion Conservation Fund! We get a roun...
An ant's worst nightmare
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we celebrate World Anteater Day as Drew tells us about these amazing oddities. Also, squid and octopus are given sentience status in the UK ...
A horny dinosaur
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have the return of walrus news. We also hear how local communities In India are replanting much needed mangroves. Then take a trip back t...
A claw that lead to much more
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Condors find a way that Ian Malcolm would be proud of, we also have a wolf update from Aaron. Then we meet the heavy clawed dinosaur known a...
A monochromatic marine master
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we bring a mixed bag of British environmental news, from the Fox hunting ban on national trust lands, to pollution in rivers and what isn’...
A spooky species special
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we bring you our Halloween special, where we look at a trio of creepy creatures, and why they are more than the monstrous names they get giv...
A small furry episode
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have bad news in our news section about wolves being hunted. To counter this Gareth tells us why we should love rats. Then if bad wolf ne...
A pretty rare spider
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks the triumphant return of Drew back to the podcast. We also have good news about a new game-changing malaria vaccine, Aaron brings us n...
A great animal of Maastricht
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome guest host, Becky, onto the podcast to tell us about toilet training cows. We take a dive into the late Cretaceous ocean to meet ...
An otterly good interview
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have an otterly good interview with Dave Webb of the UK wild otter trust. He talks us through what is being done to protect UK otters and...
A marsupial copycat
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear some bad news on a few fronts: Drew is away on holiday, some endangered penguins have died in a freak accident, and a friendly dolph...
A leviathan of the abyss
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week is the return of Aaron and he brings with him a whale of a tale for his creature feature. We hear about a new dinosaur discovery from Uzbeki...
A parrot in peril
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by our guest host, Paris (Gareth’s wife), who tells us about the sad state of zoos in Afghanistan. Gareth then tells us abou...
A terror-ific bird
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome on the podcast guest host and friend of the show, Judith. We journey to prehistoric South America to meet its once ruling group o...
A buzz about flies
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome on to the podcast Dr. Erica McAlister to talk to us about all things fly, what they do for us, and how we can help them. The cupb...
A feathered serpent god
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome friend of the podcast and sea lion trainer, Leitza, to the show as guest host. We also bust some penguin based myths, and Gareth ...
A dam good episode
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome back Shane as a guest host while Aaron is away. We look at a dam fine rodent, the beaver, and how it’s a keystone species and e...
A tooth walking horse
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the tooth walking whale horse, otherwise known as: the walrus! We find out what the rings are in some species' eyes, and how a ba...
A tree and a home
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a walk in the woods to see an iconic tree. Aaron tells us about a potentially scary new disease that affects dogs and their owners, ...
A corny snake
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear how the platypus might make a comeback in South Australia, Aaron tells us about an often overlooked species of snake, and we try bus...
A week for sharks (shark week special)
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s shark week here in the cupboard, that means we're dedicating an entire episode to those often misunderstood and maligned masters of the sea. Do...
A fat bottom bird
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week it’s just Gareth and Aaron in the cupboard as Drew has gone walkabout. We talk about the dodo and why it isn’t the inept caricature the ...
A magnificent derp
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the second largest fish in the sea, and we have good and bad environmental news from around the globe. The guys also answer the q...
A very reptile ranty episode
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome to the cupboard our fourth guest: Phil Barber, zookeeper and YouTuber, to talk about his passion for all things invertebrates. We...
A tyrant king
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have good environmental news for a change, both locally and internationally. We discuss the upcoming Jurassic World trailer and its accur...
A crab that isn’t a crab
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk all things crustaceans from the coconut variety to the crabs that look like crabs but aren’t crabs. The cupboard is open, come on ...
A very ancient roamer
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear about a truly awesome reptile that roamed ancient Australia. The guys then discuss the meaning of the word of the week, even linking...
A super salty croc
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the apex Australian predator, the saltwater crocodile. We also talk about the reality of tranquillisers and how they work. The gu...
A very reptilian interview
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome onto the podcast herpetologist, Steven Allain, as our special guest to talk all things reptile and amphibian. We get him to answe...
A toothless fish with one hell of a bite
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dive into ancient seas to meet a fish that makes Jaws look like a goldfish. We also hear about ruthless predators stalking New Zealand an...
A gull of the land and sea
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take look at the often overlooked gull, and why it often gets called a "seagull". We also look at what it would take to feed Jurassic Par...
A very amphibious amphibian episode
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate national amphibian week, we talk about the often misunderstood group of animals that are the amphibians. The cupboard is open, come on in...
A god of ugly things
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss the eagles that decide to go on holiday. Aaron counts how many Tyrannosauruses there were, and Gareth talks about his favourite t...
A cryptid special
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a trip down to the woods in search of cryptozoological beasts from all over the globe. The cupboard is open, come on in!
Cryptid special trailer
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us next week for our tenth episode special where we are looking at all things cryptozoological.
A mega mammal
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk stacking rocks and why it happens, weird new shark fossils and giant sloths! And we get to the point of stegosaurus. The cupboard is...
A highland tiger
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome our second guest, Dr. Steve Trim, on the podcast. We also talk birds in the Mediterranean, and Aaron tells us about a real highla...
A blooming huge flower
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk giant flowers that smell wonderful to flies, things that are growing on tables in space, and video games where picking up poo is als...
A vulture in need is a friend indeed
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we sing the praises of vultures and how they don’t get the love they deserve. We also hear about walruses in Ireland, and egg-eaters which...
A louse-y tongue
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear about super powered sea slugs, escaping crocs, and one of the weirdest things you might find in the mouth of a fish! The cupboard is...
A tiger or a pademelon?
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear of one woman’s surprise when she visited the toilet, check to see if the thylacine is still hanging around Tasmania, and we have o...
A prickly customer
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at flowers that have their own Facebook pages, caribou getting more protection, and one of the UKs most threatened garden visitors. ...
A sparrow sized wyvern
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the re wilding of the UK by man and by nature. We also learn a new word and discuss an oddity of the dinosaur family in all its w...
A little fish with a big appetite
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our first ever episode we talk mystery creatures in Cheshire, drug lord hippos and fish with a really bad reputation for going places they shouldn’...