Mother Nature Will Kill You

About Mother Nature Will Kill You

Two marine scientists share true stories of tragedy and triumph in the great outdoors, from the comfort of their home.

Publisher

Jillian Swinford and Haley Burleson

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

22 Mar 2021

Latest episode

3 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

106 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Feb 2025

   Episode 100 - One Hundred Book Reports

   Haley and Jillian close out the podcast with a trip down memory lane and episode superlatives.

2. 

   20 Jan 2025

   Episode 99 - Functioning Amygdala

   Haley and Jillian talk about the recent fires in LA and what this means for our collective future. Then Jillian talks about the nail biting story of Alex Honnold and his historic free solo climb of El Capitan, and Haley talks about the Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog for conservation corner. Sources: Free Solo ( https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo ), 2018, National Geographic Exclusive: Alex Honnold Completes the Most Dangerous Free-Solo Ascent Ever (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/most-dangerous-free-solo-climb-yosemite-national-park-el-capitan), Mark Synnott, National Geographic Alex Honnold ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Honnold ), Wikipedia Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog, (https://www.fws.gov/species/sierra-nevada-yellow-legged-frog-rana-sierrae) U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

3. 

   6 Jan 2025

   Episode 98 - Low Maintenance Survival Girly

   Jillian and Haley spend the beginning of the new year talking about how the first person to stand on the North Pole may have actually been an African-American man, Matthew Henson, and hope to give credit where credit is due. Haley talks about the polar bear for conservation corner. Sources: The Legacy of Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/the-legacy-of-arctic-explorer-matthew-henson ), James Edward Mills, National Geographic Matthew A. Henson: The first African American to reach the North Pole, Erika Cosme, The Mariners’ Museum Robert Peary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Peary ), Wikipedia North Pole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole), Wikipedia Polar Bear, (https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/polar-bear) World Wildlife Fund

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

73

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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