A wildlife expert and a friend along for the ride talk bears, beer, and a variety of other wild topics!<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Bears and Brews
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61 episodes
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A wildlife expert and a friend along for the ride talk bears, beer, and a variety of other wild topics!<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
December 1, 2025
Season 3 Microbruin 1: Cohochella
<p>Join us for the way overdue Microbruin about Spirit Bears! This special type of Kermode Bear is truly unique, so grab a bevvy and settle in for the ride.</p><br><p>Find us on all the things: <a href="http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast</a></p><p> </p><br><p><strong><u>Sources Cited:</u></strong></p><br><p>Bourton, Jody. “BBC - Earth News - Spirit Bears Become “Invisible.”” Bbc.co.uk, BBC, 2025, news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8344000/8344367.stm. </p><br><p>KLINKA, DAN R., and THOMAS E. REIMCHEN. “Adaptive Coat Colour Polymorphism in the Kermode Bear of Coastal British Columbia.” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 98, no. 3, 27 Oct. 2009, pp. 479–488, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01306.x. </p><br><p>“Research: Dietary Differences among Individuals with Different Genes and Coat Colours Gives Insight into the Maintenance of the Spirit Bears among Black Bear Populations | Raincoast.” Raincoast, 6 May 2021, www.raincoast.org/2021/05/research-dietary-differences-genes-spirit-bears-among-black-bear-populations/. </p><br><p>“Saving the Kermode “Spirit” Bear.” National Wildlife Federation, 28 Jan. 2010, www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2010/Kermode-bear.</p><p>Service, Christina N., et al. “Intrapopulation Foraging Niche Variation between Phenotypes and Genotypes of Spirit Bear Populations.” Ecology and Evolution, vol. 11, no. 10, 13 Apr. 2021, pp. 5025–5037, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7276.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
November 5, 2025
Season 3 Episode 2: Immersed in Pikas
<p>Join us for the cutest episode we've ever done (and also potentially the most-cited). In this episode we discuss all things American Pika, including one of the most complex meal preps in the animal kingdom! </p><br><p><strong>Find us on all the things:</strong> http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast</p><h4><br></h4><p><strong>Sources Cited:</strong></p><br><p>ArborAssays. “Climate Stress and the American Pika – Arbor Assays.” Arbor Assays, 21 July 2017, www.arborassays.com/climate-stress-american-pika/.</p><br><p>Bolen, Anne. “Have Pikas Peaked?” National Wildlife Federation, 2015, www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2016/DecJan/Conservation/Pikas.</p><br><p>Buchholz, Lauren. “Pikas & Climate Change, Colorado Pika Project.” Colorado Pika Project, 14 Nov. 2020, pikapartners.org/pikas-and-climate-change/.</p><br><p>Dearing, M. Denise. “THE MANIPULATION of PLANT TOXINS by a FOOD-HOARDING HERBIVORE,OCHOTONA PRINCEPS.” Ecology, vol. 78, no. 3, Apr. 1997, pp. 774–781, https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0774:tmoptb]2.0.co;2.</p><br><p>Johnston, Aaron N., et al. “Freezing in a Warming Climate: Marked Declines of a Subnivean Hibernator after a Snow Drought.” Ecology and Evolution, vol. 11, no. 3, 29 Dec. 2020, pp. 1264–1279, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7126.</p><br><p>Li, Mengke, et al. “The Hypoxia Adaptation of Small Mammals to Plateau and Underground Burrow Conditions.” Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, vol. 4, no. 4, 21 Oct. 2021, pp. 319–328, https://doi.org/10.1002/ame2.12183.</p><br><p>“New Data Shows Pikas and Their Watchers on the Rise.” Oregonzoo.org, 2024, www.oregonzoo.org/news/new-data-shows-pikas-and-their-watchers-rise.</p><br><p>“Pika - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service).” Www.nps.gov, 18 Apr. 2025, www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/pika.htm.</p><br><p>“Pika Monitoring (U.S. National Park Service).” Nps.gov, 2018, www.nps.gov/im/ucbn/pika.htm.</p><br><p>Rankin, Andrew Michael, et al. “Signatures of Adaptive Molecular Evolution in American Pikas (Ochotona Princeps).” Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 98, no. 4, 13 June 2017, pp. 1156–1167, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyx059.</p><br><p>Schmidt, Danielle A, et al. “Phylogenomics of American Pika (Ochotona Princeps) Lineage Diversification.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 193, 1 Apr. 2024, pp. 108030–108030, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790324000228, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108030.</p><br><p>Smith, Lydia. “Binturong: The Bearcat That Smells like Hot Buttered Popcorn.” Live Science, 21 June 2025, www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/binturong-the-bearcat-that-smells-like-hot-buttered-popcorn.</p><br><p>Waterhouse, Matthew D, et al. “Individual-Based Analysis of Hair Corticosterone Reveals Factors Influencing Chronic Stress in the American Pika.” Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, no. 12, 26 Apr. 2017, pp. 4099–4108, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3009.</p><br><p>Wilkening, Jennifer L., et al. “Relating Sub-Surface Ice Features to Physiological Stress in a Climate Sensitive Mammal, the American Pika (Ochotona Princeps).” PLOS ONE, vol. 10, no. 3, 24 Mar. 2015, p. e0119327, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119327.</p><br><p>Yu, Ning, et al. “Molecular Systematics of Pikas (Genus Ochotona) Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 16, no. 1, July 2000, pp. 85–95, https://doi.org/10.1006/mpev.2000.0776.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
October 6, 2025
Season 3 Episode 1: Salmon Sippy Cups
<p>Welcome to Season 3 of the Bears and Brews Podcast! Join us today with a special guest to recap Pam's trip to Katmai and Fat Bear Week 2025!</p><br><p><br></p><p>http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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