Shannon Hackett
@shackett.bsky.social
Birds, Science, and Baking. I’m a curator of birds at Chicago’s Field Museum and co-host of the podcast Birds of a Feather Talk Together. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/birds-of-a-feather-talk-together/id1688396186
A tribute to a pioneering woman in science, Emilie Snethlage (1868-1929), written by one of our friends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNnW...
Emilie - Official Lyric Video II | Song Experiments (Feat. Sam Velez)
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October 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A tribute to a pioneering woman in science, Emilie Snethlage (1868-1929), written by one of our friends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNnW...
Denying science won't make it go away. Please take care and get vaccinated and vaccinate your children.
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
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August 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Denying science won't make it go away. Please take care and get vaccinated and vaccinate your children.
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Come check out the exhibit! Also hear us talk about the exhibit on our kingfisher episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
The kingfisher exhibition is open at the Field Museum. These pictures are from a "Meet a Scientist" event on opening day. Come see it! @birdsofafeatherpod.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Come check out the exhibit! Also hear us talk about the exhibit on our kingfisher episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Such fun chaos it was.
We had a brainstorming session to see what music genre fits the Hoatzin :) youtube.com/shorts/eaDfT...
Listen to the full episode with the guys from Extremely Accurate Bird Songs - available wherever you get your podcasts! (also, here is the link to full episode) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Listen to the full episode with the guys from Extremely Accurate Bird Songs - available wherever you get your podcasts! (also, here is the link to full episode) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
What Music Matches the Hoatzin? Enya or Primus?! 🦜🎶 | Bird Podcast Crossover Chaos!
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August 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Such fun chaos it was.
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Here’s the wild photo Jenna Mccullough mentioned on this week’s episode — a laughing kookaburra eating a sacred kingfisher 😳! Nature can be brutal AND fascinating. Here's a link to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
July 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Here’s the wild photo Jenna Mccullough mentioned on this week’s episode — a laughing kookaburra eating a sacred kingfisher 😳! Nature can be brutal AND fascinating. Here's a link to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
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Do you LOVE birds?? Do you LOVE podcasts?? Make sure to like and subscribe to Birds of a Feather Talk Together Podcast!! (Link below).
ALSO! We have a request - please share this post so we can spread the word to as many people as possible!! THANK YOU!!!
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ALSO! We have a request - please share this post so we can spread the word to as many people as possible!! THANK YOU!!!
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July 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Do you LOVE birds?? Do you LOVE podcasts?? Make sure to like and subscribe to Birds of a Feather Talk Together Podcast!! (Link below).
ALSO! We have a request - please share this post so we can spread the word to as many people as possible!! THANK YOU!!!
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ALSO! We have a request - please share this post so we can spread the word to as many people as possible!! THANK YOU!!!
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I love listening to John talk about his travels. We've been married for 32 years, and I always learn new things from him. He's never boring (me on the other hand....boring might be my middle name).
August 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I love listening to John talk about his travels. We've been married for 32 years, and I always learn new things from him. He's never boring (me on the other hand....boring might be my middle name).
I can't tell you how grateful I am for all the kinds words, positive comments, and questions from our listeners. Keep listening, tell others, and keep asking questions. It's so fun to interact. @birdsofafeatherpod.bsky.social
Why do birds in Florida love those dirty stretches of water on the side of the road? Why do House Sparrows call out from their nest when they have eggs? These are two mailbag questions that we answer this week!
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105: Mailbag Episode! Birds On The Side Of The Road in Florida, and Sparrows in Pennsylvania
Podcast Episode · Birds of a Feather Talk Together · 08/04/2025 · 25m
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August 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I can't tell you how grateful I am for all the kinds words, positive comments, and questions from our listeners. Keep listening, tell others, and keep asking questions. It's so fun to interact. @birdsofafeatherpod.bsky.social
Jenna is always fun. She just moved to California to start a new postdoc. She recently visited us to go to Field Museum's kingfisher exhibition that she and her research played such a large role in and talked to 2000 people in just a few days. @birdsofafeatherpod.bsky.social
Charles Darwin wrote letters to Alfred Russel Wallace discussing Kingfishers :) Check out our latest episode to hear more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
#darwin #evolution #kingfisher #bird #science #history #podcast
#darwin #evolution #kingfisher #bird #science #history #podcast
August 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Jenna is always fun. She just moved to California to start a new postdoc. She recently visited us to go to Field Museum's kingfisher exhibition that she and her research played such a large role in and talked to 2000 people in just a few days. @birdsofafeatherpod.bsky.social
We love to show people birds in the collections. It's one of the funnest things we do. John giving a tour like this was at the genesis of our podcast. Amanda and RJ went on one of these tours and were awed by the specimens (and John). The rest is 100+ episodes later. @birdsofafeatherpod.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
We love to show people birds in the collections. It's one of the funnest things we do. John giving a tour like this was at the genesis of our podcast. Amanda and RJ went on one of these tours and were awed by the specimens (and John). The rest is 100+ episodes later. @birdsofafeatherpod.bsky.social
We each picked a bird to talk about--this was mine. An amazing bird in every way.
August 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
We each picked a bird to talk about--this was mine. An amazing bird in every way.
Random thought for the day--cicadas are TOO loud.
August 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Random thought for the day--cicadas are TOO loud.
And thanks to the BlueSky member who introduced me to this podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant
Nature Podcast · Weekly Series · Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn Grant is a different kind of nature show about the human drama of saving animals. From a paleoanthropologist who hunts fossils in conflict...
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July 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
And thanks to the BlueSky member who introduced me to this podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Ed Yong really can capture how science, the natural world, and beauty intersect to enrich anyone’s life. He can compel with written and spoken words. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Nature: The Cure for Ed Yong's Burnout?
Podcast Episode · Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant · S4 E4 · 45m
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July 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Ed Yong really can capture how science, the natural world, and beauty intersect to enrich anyone’s life. He can compel with written and spoken words. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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Jenna Mccullough joins us again this week to talk Kookaburras! Here is a link to listen on Spotify, the episode is available wherever you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/7xm1...
#kookaburra #kingfisher #bird #birds #podcast #nature #wildlife
#kookaburra #kingfisher #bird #birds #podcast #nature #wildlife
July 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Jenna Mccullough joins us again this week to talk Kookaburras! Here is a link to listen on Spotify, the episode is available wherever you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/7xm1...
#kookaburra #kingfisher #bird #birds #podcast #nature #wildlife
#kookaburra #kingfisher #bird #birds #podcast #nature #wildlife
Tommy Siegel (@tommysiegel.bsky.social) and Billy Libby are so funny and talented. This episode makes me laugh just thinking about it now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
101: Extremely Accurate Bird Songs with Tommy Siegel and Billy Libby
Podcast Episode · Birds of a Feather Talk Together · 07/07/2025 · 1h 8m
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July 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Tommy Siegel (@tommysiegel.bsky.social) and Billy Libby are so funny and talented. This episode makes me laugh just thinking about it now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
The kingfisher exhibition is open at the Field Museum. These pictures are from a "Meet a Scientist" event on opening day. Come see it! @birdsofafeatherpod.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The kingfisher exhibition is open at the Field Museum. These pictures are from a "Meet a Scientist" event on opening day. Come see it! @birdsofafeatherpod.bsky.social
Kingfishers episode 1. More to come. And the kingfisher exhibition at Field Museum in Chicago is now open. Come visit!
Jenna Mccullough joins us this week to talk about Kingfishers! Here's a link to listen to the full episode, also available wherever you get your podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
#kingfisher #birds #podcast #nature #science
#kingfisher #birds #podcast #nature #science
July 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Kingfishers episode 1. More to come. And the kingfisher exhibition at Field Museum in Chicago is now open. Come visit!
Summer on the Columbia River. Everyone needs to go to British Columbia.
June 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Summer on the Columbia River. Everyone needs to go to British Columbia.
and this makes perfect sense to me even if aligning your beliefs and what you do is challenging. medium.com/blog/burnout...
Burnout comes from a gap between what you do and what you believe in
The post-COVID running boom + what to call your next group chat (Issue #350)
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June 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
and this makes perfect sense to me even if aligning your beliefs and what you do is challenging. medium.com/blog/burnout...
I am not very good at this, but it resonates with me. medium.com/blog/how-res...
How rest and silence can defeat burnout
Ukraine’s surprise drone attack + agnotology (Issue #346)
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June 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I am not very good at this, but it resonates with me. medium.com/blog/how-res...
@prosanta.bsky.social wrote this charming children's book on evolution with illustrations by his 14 year old daughter, Anjali. www.lsu.edu/mns/news-and...
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June 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
@prosanta.bsky.social wrote this charming children's book on evolution with illustrations by his 14 year old daughter, Anjali. www.lsu.edu/mns/news-and...
and scientists even caught them breeding on video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6Wp...
Biologist Photographs First-Ever Documented Sihek Mating in the Wild in Decades
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June 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
and scientists even caught them breeding on video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6Wp...