This is WildX, a podcast dedicated to all things nature and mental health. We'll be talking about wildlife photography, camping and conservation as well as inte...
Happy New Year to all our listeners!
To kick off 2025 we have the brilliant Liam Edwards on the show.
Liam has mastered the very technically demanding and hugely worthwhile art of wildlife monitoring and we wanted to know lots, lots more....
We talk about building Liam's non profit organisation, L & L Wildlife Monitoring, camera traps, a very healthy obsession with Little Owls, Wood Oaks Farm and appearing on BBC's Countryfile.
We have a very interesting owl related Weird World, we talk social media in Topic of the Week, there's a big announcement in the News that is not to be missed and we touch on mental health and the importance of supporting one another.
Sponsored by Chubby Mealworms - To find out more about their amazing bird and wildlife food visit www.chubbymealworms.co.uk
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Episode 17 - BILLY & MOLLY - An Otter Love Story
This week we couldn't be more excited to chat to Billy and Susan from the smash hit National Geographic documentary "Billy & Molly - An Otter Story".
We discuss the emotional rollercoaster chance meeting of Billy and a starving, lost and alone otter and their subsequent journey through friendship, hardship, love and companionship.
We talk to Billy's wife Susan about her experience and what it was like living alongside this unlikely twosome, a film crew and ultimately falling in love with Molly too.
And of course we also have Andy's Weird World, (now sponsored by Chubby Mealworms!) Adam's Topic of the Week and Mike's WildX news!
We hope you enjoy this Christmas Episode as much a we did.
Have a wonderful festive season everyone!
To find out more about ChubbyMealworms visit www.chubbymealworms.co.uk
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Episode 16 - Jamie Hall - Macro Photography legend!
This week are talking to macro and underwater photography legend, Jamie Hall.
All the way from Australia we talk scuba diving, under water photography and the tiny, amazing world of macro. We delve into gear, perfect weather conditions and the weird world under the sea!
Join us for this fantastic episode....
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Episode 15 - Verity Milligan - Multi Award Winning Landscape Photographer
In today's episode Andy, Mike and Adam are very excited to chat to the amazing Verity Milligan about honing her craft as a multi award winning photographer, specialising in Landscapes and Cityscapes.
We discuss 'that' poppy photo, her love of chasing light and capturing emotion, building atmosphere, drawing the viewer into her image and creativity in photography.
Of course, as usual, we have some cracking topics of the week, weird world facts and some hilarious snapshot shenanigans!!!!
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Episode 14 - Laura Dyer - South African Wildlife Photographer and photo guide.
In today's episode Andy, Mike and Adam are delighted to chat to the brilliant Laura Dyer, a "South African-born wildlife photographer, with a love for Earth’s open and uninhabited places, from the plains and waterways of Africa to the ice of the Arctic."
We talk about her incredible move from accountancy to full time professional photography, the important issue of enabling women to feel safe and heard within wildlife photography and of course her incredible documentation of conservancies and how they help to protect amazing species such as the Cheetah.
Of course there are also some brilliant Topics of the Week from Adam, Weird World facts from Andy and Mike's News!
This is WildX, a podcast dedicated to all things nature and mental health. We'll be talking about wildlife photography, camping and conservation as well as interviewing some amazing guests from around the world. Journey with us via our discussions and join the WildX community, supporting each other through the magic of the natural world.