Best David Traynor Podcasts (2025)

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Live Reactions to Election Results 16:18

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8M ago16:18

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David reacts to the results coming in live at a Queens bar with his sister-in-law, Kat, visiting from Australia. While there, they bump into the victory party of local NY State Assembleyman for the 30th District, Steven Raga.By David Traynor and Kim Napier

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Election Day 29:21

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Election Day is finally upon us. Kim and David discuss the state of play going into it.By David Traynor and Kim Napier

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Trump Rally at Madison Square Garden 23:22

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David turns up at Madison Square Garden to get vox pops of the people who turned up to hang around outside the Trump rally.By David Traynor and Kim Napier

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VP Debate, Trump Revisits Assassination Site and NYC Mayor Woes 33:43

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Kim and David discuss the impact of the vice presidential debate, the latest polling in swing states as we are going into the last 30 days of the race. They also delve into the woes of New York City's Mayor Eric Adams who has been embroiled in a corruption scandal and is facing possible impeachment and jail time. As always, if you have any question…

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Taylor Swift Endorsement, Viral TikToks and Listener Questions 27:27

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Kim and David discuss the impact of Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris, answer questions from you, our listeners, as well as looking at the impact of viral TikToks and memes on the campaigns of both candidates.By David Traynor and Kim Napier

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Vox Pops 33:20

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Kim and David react to vox pops collected at the Jackson Heights subway station in Queens.By David Traynor and Kim Napier

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How Pollinators Help Connect To Nature with Dr. Alister Clay (031) 31:23

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In this episode, Kirsten sits down with Dr. Alister Clay, an engineer at Bosch with a fascinating journey into psychology and nature. Alister shares how his personal experiences led him to pursue a degree in psychology and focus on how humans connect to nature. They delve into the Biophilia Hypothesis, which suggests that humans have an innate need…

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The Debate Pt 2 13:05

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This episode is the second part of our debate analysis from the presidential debate last Tuesday. In the episode, Kim and David discuss how Kamala Harris managed to get under Donald Trump's skin in the debate and then how he hit back at her by making the accusation that Biden hated her.By David Traynor and Kim Napier

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The Debate Pt 1 33:06

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In this episode, Kim and David discuss the most notable events from the debate. Their debate analysis is split into two episodes. Part 2 to follow later this week.By David Traynor and Kim Napier

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The Debate - Live Reactions 7:21

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Meghan Mc Donough and David Traynor react in real time to the US presidential debate as it unfolded, live from Doc Watson's bar on Manhattan's Upper East Side.By David Traynor and Kim Napier

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The Week 24:59

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In this episode, we discuss the lead-up to the only remaining scheduled presidential debate between now and November 5th, what the challenges are for both campaigns and where the election is at right now.By David

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Anke Dietzsch: Effects of Pesticides on Native Bees and Honey Bees (030) 44:32

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In this episode of 2 Million Blossoms, host Dr. Kirsten Traynor sits down with Dr. Anke Dietzsch from the Institute for Bee Protection at the Julius Kühn Institute, Germany's Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants. Anke discusses her extensive research on the effects of pesticides on bee health, focusing on both honey bees and native wild be…

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Keeping Bees in Cameroon with Dr. Mazi Sanda (029) 31:10

1y ago31:10

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In this episode, host Dr. Kirsten Traynor welcomes bee scientist Dr. Mazi Sanda from Cameroon. Dr. Sanda, who currently resides in Germany as part of the PLAN4BEE project, shares his journey into the world of bees, starting from his childhood fascination with insects to his professional research at the University of Ngaoundere. He provides a captiv…

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Dr. Marla Spivak on Conquering Beekeeping Challenges (028) 35:30

1y ago35:30

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In this episode of 2 Million Blossoms, host Dr. Kirsten Traynor is joined by Dr. Marla Spivak, a renowned bee scientist and MacArthur Genius Award recipient. Together, they delve into the pivotal changes in beekeeping ushered in by the Varroa mite's arrival and explore the ongoing challenges it poses. Dr. Spivak shares insights from her decades of …

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Honey Bees and the Varroa Mite with Dr. David Peck (027) 21:05

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In this captivating episode of 2 Million Blossoms, host Dr. Kirsten Traynor sits down with Dr. David Peck, Director of Research and Education at Betterbee, to explore the intricate world of bees and the persistent challenge posed by varroa mites. Peck shares insights from his groundbreaking research, including his astonishing discovery of varroa mi…

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Flemming Vejsnæs - Beekeeping and Apimondia 2025 in Denmark 42:38

1+ y ago42:38

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In this episode of 2 Million Blossoms, host Dr. Kirsten Traynor sits down with Flemming Vejsnæs, a bee biologist and beekeeper from Denmark, to delve into bees and beekeeping in Denmark. Drawing on their long-standing friendship and Flemming's extensive experience, they explore the evolution of beekeeping, emphasizing the importance of global colla…

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2 Million Blossoms Podcast - 2024 Relaunch (025) 18:43

1+ y ago18:43

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Welcome back to the 2 Million Blossoms Podcast! In this special relaunch episode, host Kirsten Traynor sits down with Jeff Ott from the Beekeeping Today Podcast. They delve into Kirsten's recent adventures in Germany and the fascinating honey bee research she's been involved in. During the tumultuous times of the Covid pandemic, Kirsten seized an e…

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Adrian Fisher - Sub-Lethal Exposure to Pesticides and Fungicides (024) 25:36

3y ago25:36

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Adrian Fisher has been investigating the impacts of fungicides on honey bee health. Fungicides are often considered bee safe, because they don’t outright kill adult bees. But Adrian has found some troubling sub-lethal effects, especially on honey bee lifespan. In today’s show we chat about how Pristine, a common pesticide used in almonds leads to p…

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The Mind of the Bee - Lars Chittka (023) 34:31

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Have you ever wondered what goes on in the mind of a bee? How they perceive the world and learn to understand the landscape? On today’s episode, Kirsten talks with noted neurobiologist and bee scientist Lars Chittka from the University of London, whose new book The Mind of a Bee is a fascinating exploration of how bees think. They delve into how th…

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Wild Bees Across Canada with Jess Vickruck (022) 33:13

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Today’s episode features Jess Vickruck, a wild bee scientist working in New Brunswick in Canada. In addition to converting the sunny spots in her garden into bee habitat, she studies competition in wild bee communities. She’s studied carpenter bees in detail, finding that when nest sites become rare, competition drives females to share nests. But t…

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Updates, News and What Makes and Good Scientist (021) 25:26

3y ago25:26

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In this episode, podcast host Kirsten Traynor reflects on what are the characteristics of a great scientist and the mentors, who have helped her succeed in her own career. She discusses some of her early failures, how she questions her own place in science, how women face certain biases, and why she is once again switching jobs. Additionally, she d…

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Monika Maeckle - Texas Butterlies (020) 31:26

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In this episode, Kirsten talks with Monika Maeckle. Monika runs the Texas Butterfly Ranch, which is more a state-of-mind than a physical place. She is a writer, Master Gardener, pollinator enthusiast and has tagged countless Monarchs that pass through the famous Texas funnel on their journey south. Monika and Kirsten chat about the migratory path o…

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Wild Survivors - African Elephants and Honey Bees (019) 38:11

3+ y ago38:11

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Fran Mahoney is crazy about elephants. And to help protect elephants, she’s enlisted the help of over 144 honey bee colonies. In Tanzania, elephants face massive poaching threats. Subsistence farmers often turn in elephants to poachers, because they fear the hungry mammals will destroy their crops. Fran Mahoney founded Wild Survivors to create sust…

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American Foulbrood & Deformed Wing Virus Research with Elke Genersch (018) 54:48

3+ y ago54:48

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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Elke Genersch a microbiologist from the Institute for Bee Research in Hohen Neuendorf outside Berlin, Germany. She switched from cancer research into honey bee diseases about 20 years ago and has made a name for herself investigating how American Foulbrood and Deformed Wing Virus function. We delve into the details…

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When One Door Closes (017) 11:03

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Dear Listeners: As you may know, I launched my print magazine 2 Million Blossoms with exuberance and crazy enthusiasm. Since I first dreamt up the magazine in 2019, I have produced two years of magazines, four issues in 2020 and another four issues in 2021. All together over 800 pages entirely about pollinators. Many late nights after I stopped wor…

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Taxonomist & Ecologist Michael Orr (016) 44:04

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Have you ever wondered about the bee biodiversity in other countries? In this episode, meet Dr. Michael Orr, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, where he has worked for the last three years. Michael is a taxonomist and ecologist, who has studied the aggregations of the sandstone excavating …

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Kirsten Talks with Commercial Beekeeper, Cindy Moore (015) 23:25

3+ y ago23:25

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In this episode, Kirsten chats with Cindy Moore, owner of Sweet Cindy’s Honey Farm, a commercial beekeeping operation in upstate New York and Florida. She runs bees with her husband on the east coast and they ship out bees to California for almond pollination. She’s sweet, sassy, and makes commercial beekeeping look glamourous. On this episode we c…

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From Our Pages, Botanical Illustrator Erin Hunter (014) 30:33

4y ago30:33

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Meet botanical artist and scientific illustrator Erin E. Hunter, who splits her time between her own fine art paintings that capture the magic of the natural world and technical illustrations for the academic science journal Annual Reviews. She’s been quite successful, snagging a few artist-in-residency stays at our National Parks. One of her most …

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Thoughts: What Can We Do (013) 12:42

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Thank you so much for downloading this episode – our 13th. While some people are superstitious about such numbers, we’re here to celebrate this “luckiest” of episodes. It’s hard to know when you start a new journey, where it will lead. In this episode, I talk about what we’ve learned so far, some of the beauty we’ve seen and the challenges that lay…

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The World of Native Bees with Researcher Nicholas Dorian (012) 33:28

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Tufts University PhD student Nicholas Dorian, who is a frequent contributor to 2 Million Blossoms, is always on the search for bees in urban spaces. His research focuses on cellophane bees, but he’s a well-rounded naturalist and ecologist. He helped found the Tufts Pollinator Initiative, which turned the university campus into a Xerces Bee Campus. …

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Sarah Red-Laird & Oregon DOT 'Re-Wild' Programs (011) 48:48

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Sarah Red-Laird is the founder of The Bee Girl Organization. You might know her from her fabulous and informative posts on social media. Or perhaps you’ve heard of her Kids for Bees program. But this dynamic woman has an endlessly curious mind and is a scientist at heart. Sarah has been working closely with the Department of Transportation in Orego…

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A Natural History of Insects in 100 Limericks with Richard Jones (010) 49:11

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Richard Jones, an entomologist and writer who has penned a delightful and ridiculous volume of 100 limericks. A Natural History of Insects in 100 Limericks is illustrated by Richard’s son Calvin and right below the limerick is a wonderful paragraph introducing the subject’s quirky personality and biology. In this podcast, Kirsten talks with Richard…

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Honey Bee Researcher & Author, Dr. Mark Winston (009) 34:12

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Dr. Mark Winston wrote the definitive book on honey bee biology in 1987 and is a science communicator extraordinaire. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, Orion Magazine, and the Globe, and he’s a regular contributor to 2 Million Blossoms. He’s currently the Simon Fraser University Library Nonfiction Writer in Residence where he emphas…

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Nature Photographer - Jake Mosher (008) 29:20

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In this episode, Kirsten speaks with award-winning nature photographer Jake Mosher. If you’re a subscriber to the magazine, you’ve seen his stunning landscapes and detailed macro photography in our April and Autumn issues last year. Jake grew up in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, right near the Quebec border. He spent his childhood immersed in na…

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Butterflies, Pollination and Kim Pegram with Kirsten (007) 28:39

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Can you make a career out of studying butterflies? Kim Pegram from the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, AZ sure did. She fell in love with butterflies as a child and never let go. She’s an expert in butterfly coloration, which the butterflies form during the chrysalis stage via pigments and structural coloration—a specific way of layering cutic…

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Pollinators & Pollination with Jeff Ollerton (006) 1:10:42

4y ago1:10:42

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Jeff Ollerton is one of the leading experts on pollinators, which has culminated in his new book “Pollinators & Pollination.” In its pages, he delves deep into how plants manipulate, coax, and charm pollinators into spreading their genetic material. Listen as he explains how 87.5% of all flowering plants depend on pollination, how hummingbirds once…

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Wasps & Pollination with Heather Holm (005) 37:44

4y ago37:44

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Award-winning author Heather Holm chats with 2 Million Blossoms about her new book on wasps, the drastic changes in our landscapes, and the importance of observing nature as a child. She’s an avid naturalist with a horticultural background. When she moved to Minnesota 18 years ago, she started exploring native landscapes and the transition between …

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Shevaun Doherty - Artistry in Native Irish Bees (004) 42:37

4y ago42:37

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Shevaun Doherty is a botanical artist, who volunteered to help the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan and designed a bumble bee logo for them. Her accuracy, detail, and beautiful style of drawing led to the creation of a set of Irish postage stamps. And while the stamps feature four different native Irish bees, a garden bumble bee, the ashy mining bee, th…

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Dave Goulson - A Sting In The Tale (003) 44:51

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On today’s show, I chat with bumble bee scientist and author Dave Goulson about hairy-footed flower bees Anthophora plumipes, one of the first bees to emerge in spring, and how to make our gardens more friendly to pollinators. As humans we have a tidy streak that extends to our home gardens and our farm fields. But our tendency to chop away the dea…

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Why 2 Million Blossoms? (002) 21:20

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Dr. Kirsten Traynor introduces us to 2 Million Blossoms. First the quarterly publication of the same name and now this podcast. How did she get started with honey bees and how did this expand to cover all pollinators great and small? Why? Listen as Kirsten explains in her own words, why she is taking on spreading the message of protecting our polli…

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2 Million Blossoms - The Podcast: A Welcome! (001) 2:46

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The very first 2 Million Blossoms podcast. Pollinators flit, chirp and buzz. Because of them, we enjoy delectable food and incredible biodiversity. The creatures that feed us often face starvation themselves, encountering food deserts in our modern, fragmented landscape. Join us on 2 Million Blossoms - The Podcast, a new show from the publication o…