The Spark Bird Podcast

The Spark Bird Podcast

Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally

Episodes 41
Avg. Duration 39m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (8)
Since Feb 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
88%
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rss.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

The Spark Bird Project is an ongoing community science initiative designed to gather, share, and study the stories of people's passion for birds. Research findings go directly back to community partners to inform their efforts towards inclusively sparking and sustaining birders. Learn more and share your story at www.spark-bird.org!

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S2E13 Jeffrey Train and Our Tern: Building Community Through Birds

Jun 05, 2026 40m

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Jeffrey Train, educator and co-founder of Our Tern in Hoboken, New Jersey. What began as curiosity quickly…

S2E12 Life Lists and Nemesis Birds with Joe Trezza

May 22, 2026 39m

On this week's episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally sit down with journalist, birder, and author Joe Trezza. Joe shares the unforgettable turkey vulture…

S2E11 Bird and Moon with Rosemary Mosco

May 08, 2026 51m

On this week's episode of The Spark Bird Podcast our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome celebrated cartoonist, author, and naturalist Rosemary Mosco. Rosemary shares her lifelong…

S2E10 Tom Ryan's Journey Into Ornithology

Apr 24, 2026 43m

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally are joined by Tom Ryan, an ornithologist and former student of Janet's at Canisius High School. Tom shares his…

S2E9 Being Feather Friendly with Paul Groleau

Apr 10, 2026 36m

On this week's episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, we welcome Paul Groleau, President of Feather Friendly Technologies Inc., a company dedicated to reducing bird-window collisions around the world.…

S2E8 Beading Birdsong: Art and Activism with Nina Hale

Mar 27, 2026 35m

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Nina Hale, a Minneapolis-based artist and activist who transforms birdsong into hand-beaded bracelets.…

S2E7 Sharing the Shore with Mel Julien

Mar 13, 2026 36m Transcript

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally talk with Mel Julien, the Community Engagement Director for the NYC Plover Project. Mel shares how the Piping…

S2E6 Angela Schumpert on Backyard Birds and Building The Flock

Feb 27, 2026 38m Transcript

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Angela Schumpert, also known as The Berd Nird! What began as casual backyard birding turned into a…

S2E5 Jamie Cunningham and The Biggest Week in American Birding

Feb 16, 2026 40m Transcript

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Jamie Cunningham, Education Director at Black Swamp Bird Observatory and birding and photography guide…

S2E4 Birds on the Niagara: Corina Newsome on Urban Landscapes and Creating Spaces

Feb 13, 2026 38m Transcript

In this second special Birds on the Niagara International Birding Festival feature, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Corina Newsome, a conservation scientist at the National…

S2E3 Birds on the Niagara: Marcus Rosten on Sky Dances and Wildways

Jan 30, 2026 35m Transcript

In this special Birds on the Niagara International Birding Festival feature, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Marcus Rosten, a birder and conservationist whose journey into birding…

S2E2 Inked Warblers and Belonging with Eva Matthews Lark

Jan 16, 2026 43m Transcript

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally sit down with environmental educator Eva Matthews Lark to talk about how winter warblers became her spark birds…

S2E1 Finding Wonder in the Dark with Leigh Ann Henion

Jan 02, 2026 43m Transcript

In this episode of the Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally talk with author and naturalist Leigh Ann Henion about what it means to really pay attention to the world around us,…

S1E28 From Banana Bird to Birder Brain with Kelly-Sue O'Connor

Dec 19, 2025 43m Transcript

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Kelly Sue O'Connor, creator of the mental-health and birding project Birder Brain. After recently returning…

S1E27 From Oil Spill to Advocacy with Isabelle Groc

Dec 05, 2025 41m Transcript

In this episode of the Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally sit down with Isabelle Groc, a photojournalist, author, and documentary filmmaker based in Vancouver, British…

S1E26 Ivan Phillipsen's Flight Path to Wonder

Nov 21, 2025 39m Transcript

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Ivan Phillipsen, creator and host of The Science of Birds podcast and co-owner of Wild Latitudes worldwide…

S1E25 A Bird in Hand with Seunguk Shin

Nov 07, 2025 36m Transcript

In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Seunguk Shin, Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri's School of Natural Resources. Seunguk…

S1E24 Hog Island's Legacy with Rosy Tucker

Oct 24, 2025 39m Transcript

This week on The Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally are joined by Rosy Tucker, Program Manager at Hog Island Audubon Camp. Rosy shares how a Red Knot first ignited her love…

S1E23 Birding with Benefits: Sarah T. Dubb's Spark to Screen

Oct 10, 2025 37m Transcript

In this week's episode, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Sarah T. Dubb, a novelist whose love for birding inspired her debut book, BIRDING WITH BENEFITS. Sarah shares her journey…

S1E22 Pedro Hoffmeister and the Osprey's Catch

Sep 26, 2025 48m Transcript

In this week's episode, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome writer, educator, and professional rock climber Pedro Hoffmeister. What began as a remembrance trip for a friend's grandfather…

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