The Field Guides
Hosted by Bill and Steve · The Field Guides
4.9from 658 ratings
- 104
- Episodes
- 16
- Transcribed
- 658
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 5K
- YouTube views
About The Field Guides
Nature nerds rejoice! The Field Guides is a monthly podcast that will bring you out on the trail, focusing on the science of our North American wildlife.
- Publisher
- The Field Guides
- Category
- comedy · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Sept 2015
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
16 of 104 episodes have a transcript.
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 83 - Fall Webworms: Not As Bad As They Look
30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 82 - Wild Ideas: Resurrected! (feat. Gordon Maupin)
1 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 81 - Keepin' Wetlands Wet: The Western NY Land Conservancy's Mission to Save Bear Lake
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Ep. 83 - Fall Webworms: Not As Bad As They Look
Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Thanks for that correction. So within the same colony, you can have quite a range of color, from the yellowish all the way to the darker ones. And fully grown, they're only about an inch and a half long, so about as long as the last part of your thumb. Roughly about two and a half centimeters. They are a type of tiger moth. So they're in the same family as woolly bears and giant leopard moths. So I want to be sure I get this right. Erebedae or Erebedee. And they're native to North America. So you can find them throughout the continental US and southern Canada and into northern Mexico. And kind of the weird part is, is for once, they've become an invasive species somewhere else. […]
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- Gordon Maupin
- Josh Balisteri
- Dr Christopher Osborne
- Chip Campbell
- Dr Alix Matthews
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 5,216
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 458 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 200 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 64
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 67
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Who hosts The Field Guides?
Bill and Steve host the show. Published by The Field Guides.
How often do new episodes come out?
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