300 - PolliNation RELOADED | PolliNation

About this episode

In the 300th episode, Dr. Melathopoulos reflects on the show's growth and introduces a new collaborative hosting team to expand coverage on pollination.

As the 300th episode approached Dr. Melathopoulos started to get nervous. He had been doing the show since 2018. When his podcasting hero Melvyn Bragg hung up his podcasting mic last year, Dr. Melathopoulos wondered if he should do the same. But no. Polli-Nation is officially outgrowing its borders! While the show's roots are at OSU Extension, we are thrilled to welcome a new collaborative hosting team. By bringing in the expertise of Nicole Bell (East Coast/UMass), and Drs. Brandon Hopkins and Priya Chakrabarti Basu (WSU), we are expanding our coverage from the wild bee meadows of New England to the high-tech honey bee storage facilities of the Pacific Northwest. Hear the different hosts visions for the future of pollination in this episode. Nicole Bell – UMass Amherst Extension: https://www.umass.edu/bee-campus/about/directory/nicole-bell The Pollinator Steward Certification: https://www.umass.edu/agriculture-food-environment/resources/pollinators/pollinator-steward-certification-program Dr. Brandon Hopkins – Washington State University Lab Page: https://bees.wsu.edu/about-hopkins-lab/ Dr. Priya Chakrabarti (Basu) – Washington State University Research Website…

People in this episode

Host: Andony Melathopoulos

Guests: Nicole Bell, Brandon Hopkins, Priya Chakrabarti Basu

Topics covered

• pollination
• podcasting
• collaboration
• bee research
• future of pollination

Keywords

• pollination
• podcast
• collaboration
• bees
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UMass, Washington State University

Places: New England, Pacific Northwest

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