Podcasts by Bug Talk

Ep. 81: Ned Walker from 2022-01-19T07:00

Dr. Ned Walker (https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/edward_walker) is a professor in the Entomology Department at Michigan State University. His work focuses on mosquitos, ticks and other insects im...

Ep. 80: MSU Bug Club from 2022-01-12T06:00

In this episode Osten Echedor (MSU Bug Club President) and Nate Howder (MSU Bug Club Vice President) talked about everything MSU Bug Club related! Bug Club's mission is to provide a welcomi...

Ep. 79: Inga Zasada from 2021-12-08T07:00

In this episode Zsofia talked with Dr. Inga Zasada, nematologist with the USDA-ARS based out of Corvallis, OR (https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/corvallis-or/horticultural-crops-researc...

Ep 78: Data Nuggets from 2021-11-17T08:00

On this episode of Bug Talk, Jen and Julie chat with Liz Schultheis, Kellogg Biological Station's Long Term Ecological Research Education (LTER) and Outreach Coordinator and the founder of ...

Ep. 77: Hannah Burrack from 2021-11-10T06:00

This episode features Dr. Hannah Burrack, incoming chair of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University (https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/canr-names-new-chair-to-lead-department-of-en...

Ep. 76: Raul Medina from 2021-11-03T05:00

In this episode Julie and Zsofia talked with Raul Medina (https://medinalab.tamu.edu/), professor of entomology at Texas A&M. Raul received the Entomological Society of America's 2021 D...

Ep. 75: Julio Bernal from 2021-10-13T07:00

Jen and Zsofia talked to Dr. Julio Bernal (https://entomology.tamu.edu/people/bernal-julio/), professor of entomology at Texas A&M.  Julio told us about his background in agriculture and how...

Ep. 74: Katja Poveda from 2021-09-29T08:00

In this episode, Zsofia and Jen chat with Dr. Katja Poveda, associate professor of Entomology at Cornell University. Dr. Po...

Ep. 73: Welcoming new grad students from 2021-09-22T07:00

The MSU Entomology Department is very fortunate to have a wonderful new group of graduate students joining us in 2021. This episode features five of t...

Ep. 72: Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning and Innovation from 2021-09-15T08:00

In this episode Jen and Ariana chat with Naim Edwards about his work as an extension specialist at Michigan State University's Det...

Ep. 71: Application to grad school from 2021-09-08T07:00

If you are interested in graduate school and are considering joining our department, this episode will provide you with a wealth of information about ...

Ep. 70: Info for grad students from 2021-09-01T07:00

Dr. Anthony Cognato (Graduate Program Director) and Heather Lenart...

Ep 69: Jimmy Gray-Jones from 2021-07-28T08:00

This week, Jen chats with Jimmy Gray-Jones, an Entomology Research and Outreach Fellow (EROF) for Summer 2021! We talk about Jimmy's...

Ep 68: Mohammad Turaani from 2021-07-28T08:00

This week, Jen and Ariana chat with Mohammad Turaani, an Entomology Research and Outreach Fellow (EROF) for Summer 2021! We talk about Mo...

Ep. 67: Henry Mochida from 2021-07-21T07:00

Zsofia talks to Henry Mochida (mochidah@msu.edu), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Communications Manager at Michigan State University. Henry works to strat...

Ep 66: Natasha Mackay from 2021-07-14T10:00

This week, Jen chats with Natasha Mackay, an Entomology Research and Outreach Fellow (EROF) for Summer 2021! We talk about Natasha's...

Ep. 65: Restoring the Louisiana Coastline from 2021-07-07T07:00

In this episode Andrea Glassmire and Kayleigh Hauri talk with a collaborative research group from Louisiana State University and the LSU Ag Center – Rodrigo Diaz, James Cronin, Laura Meyerson, T...

Ep. 64: Applying to grad school from 2021-06-30T07:00

In this episode Andrea Glassmire talks with Dr. Walter Carson and graduate students, Cheyenne Moore and Castilleja Olmsted, from the University of Pittsburgh on tips for applying to graduate sch...

Ep. 63: Alex Hitchcock from 2021-06-23T08:00

This week, Kayleigh talks with Alex Hitchcock, an Entomology Research and Outreach Fellow (EROF; Twitter: @erof_msuDr. Jean Tsao (Twitter: @JTsao1) from MSU's Department of Fisheries and Wildlife talks about everybody's "favorite", t...

Ep. 61: Riley Bender from 2021-06-09T09:00

In this episode, Jen and Natalie chat with Riley Bender, an Entomology Research and Outreach Fellow (EROF) for Summer 2021! We chat about...

Ep. 60: Drs. Jabbar Bennett and Quentin Tyler from 2021-06-02T06:00

Zsofia and two guest co-hosts, Julianna Wilson (Entomology DEI committee chair) and Elizeth Cinto Meija (...

Ep. 59: EROF with Jenna Walters from 2021-05-26T07:00

Ariana, Jen, Natalie and Zsofia chatted with Jenna Walters about the Entomology Research and Outreach Fellowship (EROF). We chatted about...

Ep. 58: Harit Bal from 2021-05-19T07:00

This week Ariana and Jen chatted with Dr. Harit Bal. Harit is the Senior Research Entomologist in Regulatory Sciences at Bayer Crop Science. They discussed what sparked her interest in agricultu...

Ep. 57: Undergraduate program with Amanda Lorenz from 2021-05-12T07:00

Dr. Amanda Lorenz is the undergraduate advisor in the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University. In this episode, Natalie,...

Ep. 56: Andrea Glassmire and Eli Bloom from 2021-05-05T07:00

In this episode, Olivia and Zsofia chatted with outgoing MSU Entomology postdocs Andrea Glassmire and Eli Bloom. They shared the challenges of the pandemic-era job market and what they’ll rememb...

Ep. 55: Kevin Steffey and Zsofia Szendrei from 2021-04-28T07:00

In this episode Andrea Glassmire and Kayleigh Hauri talk with Drs. Kevin Steffey and Zsofia Szendrei, who are the co-editors in chief of American Entomologi...

Ep. 54: Marianna Karageorgi from 2021-04-21T07:00

In this episode, Olivia talked with recent MSU Entomology Seminar speaker Dr. Marianna Karageorgi. Marianna is a postdoc at Stanford University and studies insect adaptation to host plant toxins...

Ep. 53: Meg Lowman from 2021-04-14T07:00

On this week's episode, co-hosts Jen, Natalie, and Ariana chatted with Dr. Meg Lowman ("Canopy Meg"). Dr. Lowman is a conservation biologist, educator, ecologist, writer, explorer...

Ep. 52: Fieldwork Safety with Jackie Perkins from 2021-04-07T07:00

Ariana and Zsofia talked with Jackie Perkins about fieldwork safety guidelines and how we approach field work this upcoming field season. Jackie developed a from 2021-03-31T07:00

Bug Talk is 1-year-old, so our podcast team celebrated with answering listener submitted questions. If you are interested in seeing photos of our pets, head over to our Instagram account.
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Ep. 50: Sheila Colla from 2021-03-24T07:00

Dr. Sheila Colla is an assistant professor at York University in Toronto, Canada. Her lab focuses on researching native pollin...

Ep. 49: Carlos Blanco from 2021-03-17T07:00

In this episode, Andrea and Zsofia talked with Carlos Blanco, research entomologist at the USDA-APHIS. Carlos told us about how he got interested in agriculture, moving from Mexico to the U.S. t...

Ep. 48: Julie Lesnik from 2021-03-10T07:00

On this episode, Jen and Ariana chatted with Dr. Julie Lesnik, an associate professor of Anthropology at Wayne State University in Detroit. She studies the evolution of humans eating insects and...

Ep. 47: Rebecca Tonietto from 2021-03-03T07:00

In this podcast Jen and Zsofia talked to Rebecca Tonietto, assistant professor of biology at the University of Michigan-Flint. Rebecca is a pollination ecol...

Ep. 46: Jaree Johnson from 2021-02-24T07:00

In this episode Jen, Olivia, Andrea and Zsofia chatted with MSU alumna, Jaree Johnson. She is a medical-veterinary entomologist in the military and she talked to us about growing up in Indiana, ...

Ep. 45: Olivia Cope from 2021-02-17T07:00

Kayleigh, Natalie, Ariana, Zsofia welcomed Dr. Olivia Cope to the department, she is a new postdoc in the Wetzel Lab. Olivia will also be joining our podcast team as a co-host, so keep an eye ou...

Ep. 44: Yolanda Chen from 2021-02-10T09:00

In this episode Ali and Zsofia chatted with Yolanda Chen, an associate professor at the University of Vermont. Yolanda shared with us how she got int...

Ep. 43: Kate Boersma from 2021-02-03T07:00

In this week’s episode of Bug Talk, Natalie talked with her undergraduate research advisor, Dr. Kate Boersma. Kate is an assistant professor ...

Ep. 42: Samuel Ramsey from 2021-01-27T07:00

In this fun conversation with Dr. Samuel Ramsey, Jen, Natalie and Zsofia asked him about how he came to love insects, his life as a singer / performing ...

Ep. 41: Kelsey Graham from 2021-01-20T07:00

Dr. Kelsey Graham was a postdoc in the Isaacs Lab until Dec. 2020, she is now a research scientist at the USDA-ARS Bee Lab in Utah. She and Zsofia discussed her job application and interview pro...

Ep. 40: Entomologists of Color: Jessica Ware and Megan Wilson from 2021-01-13T07:00

We talked to Emily Proctor from MSU Extension about her role in connecting MSU with MI Indig...

Ep. 37: Ivette Perfecto from 2020-11-18T07:00

In this episode Ariana and Zsofia talked to Dr. Ivette Perfecto, James E. Crowfoot Collegiate Professor of Environmental Jus...

Ep. 36: Tatiana Cornelissen from 2020-11-11T07:00

In this episode, Zsofia talked to Dr. Tatiana Cornelissen, a Brazilian scientist working on insect-plant interactions. Tati recently gave an entomology department seminar over Zoom about her res...

Ep. 35: Taylor Hori from 2020-11-04T07:00

In this weeks episode, Natalie talks with MSU Entomology undergraduate student, Taylor Hori. Taylor is returning to school for a second degree, this time in entomology! Taylor and Natalie talk a...

Ep. 34: Jessica Kansman from 2020-10-28T07:00

In this episode, Zsofia, Jennifer and Kayleigh talk to Dr. Jessica Kansman who got her B.S. in Entomology from MSU. She then went on to complete a Ph.D. at the University of Missouri and is now ...

Ep. 33: Willye Bryan from 2020-10-21T07:00

In this episode, Zsofia talked to Willye Bryan about her career in entomology...

Ep. 32: Bryan Stanley from 2020-10-14T07:00

This week cohosts Ariana and Natalie talked with Bryan Stanley, a second year PhD student in the physics department here at MSU and an outreach coordinator for Women and Minorities in Physical S...

Ep. 31: Ben Werling from 2020-10-07T07:00

In this episode, Jen talks with MSU Vegetable Extension Educator Dr. Ben Werling. We talk about Ben's journey through grad school, what it's like to work in extension, playing cello in...

Ep. 30: Michael Kalwajtys from 2020-09-30T07:00

Co-hosts Andrea Glassmire and Zsofia Szendrei chatted with MSU Entomology undergraduate Michael Kalwajtys, who is starting his junior year in our department this fall. Mike discovered entomology...

Ep. 29: Entomologists of Color (EntoPOC) from 2020-09-23T07:00

In this episode, we talked with Manpreet Kaur Kohli, Aaron Goodman, and Melissa Sanchez Herrera, three members of the Entomologists of Color (EntoPOC) initiative. We chat about the origin of Ent...

Ep. 28: Insects for Inclusion - Jessica and Magda from 2020-09-16T07:00

This week cohosts Ariana and Jen chatted with graduate students Jessica Maccarro and Magda Argueta-Guzman from University of California Riverside. We discussed their research, how the awesome id...

Ep. 27: John Clark from 2020-09-09T07:00

Dr. John Clark is the recipient of this year's MSU Entomology Alumnus Award. He is a professor and environmental toxicologist at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. In this episode ...

Ep. 26: Joy Landis from 2020-09-02T07:00

In this podcast Zsofia and Joy Landis - communications manager and assistant coordinator of the IPM Program - talked about how she got in...

Ep. 25: Henry Chung from 2020-08-26T07:00

In this episode Zsofia talked to Dr. Henry Chung, assistant professor in the MSU Entomology Department. He talked about his life growing up in Singapore, the cultural and linguistic diversity an...

Ep. 24: Ellie Camerato and Jenna Walters from 2020-08-19T07:00

This week Ariana chatted with M.S. students Ellie Camerato and Jenna Walters. They discussed what led them to where they are now, with Ellie doing systematic research in entomology and Jenna stu...

Ep. 23: Dan Turner from 2020-08-12T07:00

In this podcast Kayleigh and Zsofia talked with Dan Turner, graduate student in the Wetzel lab. He is currently the graduate student representative on the Entomology Department's Diversity ...

Ep. 22: Oscar Castaneda from 2020-08-05T08:00

In this episode of Bug Talk, Andrea chats with Oscar Castaneda, a GIS specialist at Michigan State University.  In his spare time, Oscar is an activist for the civil rights of immigrants and is ...

Ep. 21: Marisol Quintanilla from 2020-07-29T07:00

In this episode, Ariana and Zsofia talked to Dr. Marisol Quintanilla, nematologist at Felicia Wu and David Hennessy from the Departments...

Ep. 19: Marianna Szucs from 2020-07-15T07:00

This episode's guest is Marianna Szucs, assistant professor in the entomology department. She and Zsofia chatted about her path from geology to entomology, why she chose evolutionary biolog...

Ep. 18: Mary Gardiner from 2020-07-08T07:00

In this podcast Kayleigh and Zsofia talked to Dr. Mary Gardiner, entomology professor at The Ohio State University. She received her Ph.D. in the Landis lab and since became well-known for her w...

Ep. 17: Rob Morrison from 2020-07-01T08:00

In this episode of Bug Talk, Jen chats with MSU alumnus, Dr. Rob Morrison. Rob is currently a Research Entomologist for the USDA-ARS Center for Animal Health and Grain Research  in Manhattan, KS...

Ep. 16: Osten Eschedor from 2020-06-24T07:00

This week cohosts Ariana and Jen talked with MSU undergrad Osten Eschedor. They discussed what led her to major in entomology, why she chose MSU, if eating insects is ethical, her favorite and l...

Ep. 15: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Julianna Wilson from 2020-06-17T07:00

Today's podcast guest is Dr. Julianna Wilson who is the applied tree fruit academic specialist in our department. She is also chair of the department's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ...

Ep. 14: Sara Hermann from 2020-06-10T07:00

In this podcast Dr. Sara Hermann, assistant professor at Penn State University, chats with Andrea Glassmire, Ali Zahorec and Kayleigh Hauri. Sara is an alumna of our department - Landis lab - ea...

Ep. 13: Marjorie Weber from 2020-06-03T08:00

On this episode of Bug Talk, Ariana and Jen chat with Dr. Marjorie Weber, evolutionary ecologist and assistant professor at Michigan State University's Plant Biology department. We chat abo...

Ep. 12: Colin Bailey and Ellie Darling from 2020-05-27T07:00

This week our cohosts, Ariana and Natalie, talked with M.S. students Colin Bailey and Ellie Darling from MSU. We discussed their love for drawing, crazy things you can get from yard sales, if th...

Ep. 11: Jen Pechal from 2020-05-20T07:00

In this episode Ali and Zsofia chatted with Dr. Jen Pechal about maintaining insect colonies at home during quarantine, traveling to do research on different continents, her childhood inspiratio...

Ep. 10: Logan Appenfeller from 2020-05-13T07:00

This week Logan Appenfeller and Kayleigh Hauri discuss Zoom defenses and post-graduation plans, fantasy books, and real-life superpowers. Congratulations Logan, and good luck with the move and t...

Ep. 9: MSU ENT Postdocs from 2020-05-06T07:00

In today’s podcast Andrea Glassmire talks to four current postdocs in the Entomology Department, Drs. Eli Bloom, Kelsey Graham, Nate Haan, and Benjamin Jarrett, to find out what life is like as ...

Ep. 8: Therese Poland from 2020-04-29T07:00

In this podcast Ariana, Jen and Zsofia talk to Dr. Therese Poland about her life growing up in Canada, how she found a career in forest entomology focusing on chemical ecology, and running 20 ma...

Ep. 7: Brianna Alred from 2020-04-22T07:00

This week we chat with Brianna Alred, graduate student in the Szucs Lab, about the transition to grad school and best places to go hiking in Michigan. Hosts of this episode were Ariana and Kayle...

Ep. 6: Rufus Isaacs from 2020-04-15T07:00

Join us this week as we chat with Dr. Rufus Isaacs and discuss hobbies outside of science, how to tell someone they have their facts wrong, and Detroit’s top museums. Hosts of this episode were ...

Ep. 5: Meghan Milbrath from 2020-04-08T07:00

In this episode we talk to Dr. Meghan Milbrath about her love of the outdoors, being an EMT in Maine and California, going abroad to do research in Tanzania and Ecuador, getting a PhD in human e...

Ep. 4: Adam Ingrao from 2020-04-01T07:00

In this weeks podcast we meet Dr. Adam Ingrao, alumnus of our department, where he got his PhD in 2018. Adam wears many hats, he is currently working with MSU Extension as a Veteran's Liais...

Ep. 3: Ali Zahorec from 2020-03-23T14:00

Join in this week as we meet Ali. This week's episode is about Natalie's kitchen design woes, Game Day Fridays, our pets, and the hot topic debate about whether animals are truly, inna...

Ep. 2: Max and Ariana from 2020-03-18T15:00

In today's episode two graduate students, Max and Ariana, talked to us about how their lives changed in light of the corona virus, we also discussed gaming and superpowers. Hosts of this ep...

Ep. 1: Intro to Bug Talk from 2020-03-11T14:00

This is the first episode of Bug Talk, a podcast created by members of the Entomology Department at Michigan State University. In this podcast we introduce ourselves and talk about the purpos...