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Dr. Jen Roedel & Karma Thomas
In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Jen Roedel and Karma Thomas about the Bee Urban Growers (BUG) Project, a North Central Region SARE-funded initiative focused on supporting pollinators and…
Dr. Zsofia Szendrei
In this episode, we spoke to Dr. Zsofia Szendrei, a professor of entomology at Michigan State University, and the original host of Bug Talk! Her research and extension program focuses on the ecology…
Dr. Andrea Glassmire
In this episode, Alyssa, a MSU sophomore, chatted with Dr. Andrea Glassmire, an Assistant Professor of Chemical Ecology at Michigan State University. Andrea’s work spans a broad variety of topics,…
S1 Dr. Eric Benbow
In this episode, we chatted with Dr. Eric Benbow, a professor of aquatic and decomposition ecology at Michigan State University. His work highlights the broad applications of entomology, with a…
S1 Megan Fritz
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MARCH 1, 2022]In this episode, Zsofia has a conversation with Megan Fritz, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of…
Jenna Walters - EROF
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MAY 3, 2021]his week Ariana, Jen, Natalie and Zsofia chatted with Jenna Walters about the Entomology Research and Outreach Fellowship (EROF). We discussed how Jenna was inspired by…
S1 Julio Bernal
[RE-UPLOAD FROM OCT. 11, 2021]This week Jen and Zsofia talked to Dr. Julio Bernal, professor of entomology at Texas A&M. Julio told us about his background in agriculture and how he became…
S1 Henry Mochida
[RE-UPLOAD FROM JULY 8, 2021]this week Zsofia chatted with Henry Mochida, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Communications Manager at Michigan State University. Henry works to strategically…
S1 Marianna Karageorgi
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MARCH 30, 2021]This week we talked with Dr. Marianna Karageorgi. Marianna is a postdoc at Stanford University and studies insect adaptation to host plant toxins. We discussed her path…
S1 Entomologists of Color (EntoPOC) - Jessica and Megan
[RE-UPLOAD FROM NOV. 6, 2020]Hey y’all, Bug Talk podcast is back!! EPISODE 40 IS LIVE! 🤩 this week Zsofia talked with Jessica Ware and Megan Wilson, members of the EntoPOC team…
Ivette Perfecto
[RE-UPLOAD FROM NOV. 3, 2020]This week Ariana and Zsofia talked with Dr. Ivette Perfecto, James E. Crowfoot Collegiate Professor of Environmental Justice at the University of Michigan. They discussed…
S1 Zsofia Szendrei and Kevin Steffey
[RE-UPLOAD FROM MARCH 15, 2021]this week Andrea and Kayleigh talked with Kevin Steffey and Zsofia. They discussed Kevin and Zsofia’s roles as co-editors in chief of American Entomologist. They also…
S1 Emily Proctor
[RE-UPLOAD FROM NOV. 5, 2020]This week Kayleigh and Zsofia talked with Emily Proctor from MSU extension. They discussed her role in connecting MSU with MI Indigenous People, her life growing up and…
S1 Kelsey Graham
[RE-UPLOAD FROM DEC. 2, 2020]this week Zsofia talked with Dr. Kelsey Graham. She was a postdoc in the Isaacs Lab until December 2020. She is now a research scientist at the USDA-ARS Bee Lab in Utah.…
S1 Tatianna Cornelissen
[RE-UPLOAD FROM OCT. 9, 2020]this week Zsofia chatted with Tatiana Cornelissen, a Brazilian scientist working on insect-plant interactions. Tati recently gave a department seminar over zoom about her…
Taylor Hori
[RE-UPLOAD FROM OCT. 2, 2020]This week cohost Natalie talked with Taylor Hori, an MSU entomology undergraduate! Taylor came back to school for a second degree, and her and Natalie discuss the pros…
S1 Jessica Kansman
[RE-UPLOAD FROM OCT. 2, 2020]this week Jen, Kayleigh and Zsofia talked with Dr. Jessica Kansman who got her B.S. in Entomology from MSU. She then went to the University of Missouri to complete her…
S1 Willye Bryan
[RE-UPLOAD FROM SEPT. 25, 2020]this week Zsofia chats with Willye Bryan about her career in entomology and her involvement in editing “Memoirs of Black Entomologists: Reflections on childhood,…
S1 John Clark
[RE-UPLOAD FROM AUG. 26, 2020]This week, Zsofia and Kayleigh chatted with Dr. John Clark, the recipient of this years MSU Entomology Alumnus Award. John is a professor and environmental toxicologist…
S1 Michael Kalwajtys
[RE-UPLOAD FROM SEPT. 15, 2020]This week cohosts Andrea and Zsofia talked with MSU entomology undergraduate Michael Kalwajtys. They discussed how he discovered entomology, how school is going, online…
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Bug Talk has published 73 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Science.
Bug Talk is currently highly active with new episodes hourly. Average episode length is 48m.
