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106K to 333K🇦🇪90%🇺🇸9%🇿🇦1% - Active Followers
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The Oldest Company We Keep
May 22, 2026
23m 15s
The Archives of Falconry — Where Heritage Meets Conservation : With John Goodell
Apr 23, 2026
50m 26s
In Conversation with Simon Thomsett: The Rugged Life of an Eagle Man
Apr 2, 2026
49m 13s
Landscape of Fear: How Saker Falcons Shape the Steppe - with Dr Andrew Dixon
Feb 25, 2026
28m 23s
Talons of Hope: A Year of Raptors, People, and Purpose
Jan 31, 2026
6m 48s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/22/26 |  The Oldest Company We Keep | Send us Fan Mail This special episode of Talons of Hope—a podcast typically dedicated to the majestic "masters of the sky" like kestrels, hawks, and falcons—shifts its focus to a bird often dismissed as mere prey: the pigeon. For World Biological Diversity Day, we are exploring why the pigeon is actually the "oldest company we keep," a partnership that predates nations and many of our gods. In this episode, we delve into the profound history and modern paradox of our relationship with these b... | 23m 15s | ||||||
| 4/23/26 |  The Archives of Falconry — Where Heritage Meets Conservation : With John Goodell | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Talons of Hope, we sit down with John Goodell, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Archives of Falconry in Boise, Idaho, for a conversation about what it means to protect a living tradition. The Archives of Falconry was founded in 1986 by the same falconers who helped launch modern raptor conservation. Today, it stands as a destination for anyone drawn to the ancient bond between humans and birds of prey. John walks us through the organization's bol... | 50m 26s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 |  In Conversation with Simon Thomsett: The Rugged Life of an Eagle Man | Send us Fan Mail In this unforgettable first episode of a special three-part Talons of Hope trilogy, host Dr Munir Virani sits down with one of the most extraordinary figures in the world of raptor conservation: Simon Thomsett. Falconer, eagle man, artist, mentor, rescuer, rehabilitator, adventurer, and master craftsman of the wild, Simon is the kind of person scriptwriters would struggle to invent. His life has been shaped by birds of prey, by danger, by beauty, by grit, and by an unshakable... | 49m 13s | ||||||
| 2/25/26 |  Landscape of Fear: How Saker Falcons Shape the Steppe - with Dr Andrew Dixon | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Talons of Hope, Dr Andrew Dixon, Science and Conservation Director of the Mohamed bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund (MBZRCF) in Abu Dhabi, discusses the Landscape of Fear project in Mongolia. This is the third episode in a three-part series on MBZRCF’s transformative work to conserve the endangered Saker Falcon and improve the health of Mongolia’s steppe ecosystem. The project studies how Saker Falcons and other raptors use the artificial nest grid and how... | 28m 23s | ||||||
| 1/31/26 |  Talons of Hope: A Year of Raptors, People, and Purpose | Send us Fan Mail As we closed out 2025, this special January 2026 episode of Talons of Hope pauses to reflect on the stories, people, and places that shaped our first season. Across ten episodes, we travelled from tropical forests and open grasslands to remote islands, vast steppes, and the Arctic tundra. We heard from scientists, conservation leaders, community champions, and field practitioners working on the front lines to protect some of the world’s most threatened birds of prey. These we... | 6m 48s | ||||||
| 12/23/25 |  Turning Off the Kill Switch: How Mongolia Made Its Power Grid Safer for Raptors. With Dr Andrew Dixon | Send us Fan Mail For years an unseen hazard hung over the steppe. Standard distribution poles were silently killing thousands of raptors each year, including Saker Falcons. In this episode, Dr Andrew Dixon explains how leadership from Abu Dhabi, later anchored by the Mohamed bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund, helped Mongolia confront the crisis and retrofit 27,000 power poles across the country. The result is one of the standout conservation wins of our time and a practical blueprint any nat... | 30m 15s | ||||||
| 11/4/25 |  From Barrels to Broods with Dr Andrew Dixon: Abu Dhabi’s Vision and Mongolia’s Falcon Turnaround | Send us Fan Mail What does it take to bring a national bird back from the brink? In this opening episode of our three-part Talons of Hope special on the Mohamed bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund's signature project in Mongolia, Dr. Andrew Dixon—the Partners for Raptors Lifetime Achievement Award honoree and MBZRCF’s Science & Conservation Director—tells the inside story of how an Abu Dhabi–driven vision became one of the most ambitious raptor conservation efforts of our time. Long before... | 32m 32s | ||||||
| 10/21/25 |  Islands on the Edge: Saving the World’s Most Endangered Raptors | Send us Fan Mail Across the world’s scattered islands, from the volcanic ridges of the Philippines to the icy fjords of Tierra del Fuego, live some of the rarest and most extraordinary birds of prey on Earth. These are the island raptors—hawks, owls, eagles, and falcons that evolved in isolation, mastering ecosystems shaped by wind, salt, and solitude. But that same isolation now places them in peril. Science tells a stark truth: every known extinction of a raptor has occurred on an island. F... | 34m 46s | ||||||
| 9/30/25 |  Wings to Fly: From Science to Stewardship in Raptor Conservation with Laurie Goodrich | Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring episode of Talons of Hope, we sit down with Dr. Laurie Goodrich—Sarkis Acopian Director of Conservation Science at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary—and explore what it takes to build the next generation of true conservation leaders. Drawing on decades of raptor migration data, groundbreaking studies on kestrel declines and broad‑winged hawk wintering behavior, Laurie shares not only the science, but how she’s weaving training in communication, storytelling, fundraisi... | 27m 48s | ||||||
| 9/5/25 |  Why Vultures Matter — and Why We Must Act Now (Special IVAD2025 Episode) | Send us Fan Mail Vultures prevent disease, recycle nutrients, and even reduce greenhouse gas emissions — yet they face extinction at an alarming rate. These birds are the silent guardians of our ecosystems, nature’s clean-up crew that protect both wildlife and human health. Beyond ecology, they are also woven into human culture and history — from ancient Egyptian deities to Indigenous traditions that see them as symbols of purification and renewal. In this special Talons of Hope episode for I... | 49m 08s | ||||||
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| 8/19/25 |  Dead Birds Flying — and the Science of Second Chances with Dr Christian Hagen | Send us Fan Mail What happens when an injured hawk, eagle, falcon, or owl beats the odds, survives rehabilitation, and is released back into the wild? Do they truly make it? Do they matter? In this episode of Talons of Hope, host Munir Virani talks with Dr. Christian Hagen — Senior Research Scientist and Associate Professor at Oregon State University — about a groundbreaking study that combed through decades of data on more than two million raptors. The results challenge long-held skep... | 28m 50s | ||||||
| 8/5/25 |  Cliffs, Toddlers, and Tracking Devices - The Megan Murgatroyd Story | Send us Fan Mail In this compelling episode of Talons of Hope, Dr. Munir Virani sits down with one of the rising stars in global raptor conservation—Dr. Megan Murgatroyd, a field biologist, scientist, mother, and Director of International Programs at HawkWatch International. From the cliffs of South Africa to the jungles of Indonesia, Megan shares her bold and deeply personal journey tracking and protecting some of the world’s most elusive and endangered raptors. Listeners are taken behind th... | 23m 53s | ||||||
| 7/22/25 |  Valerie Sankok: A Warrior’s Mission to Save the Mara’s Vultures | Send us Fan Mail Deep in the grasslands of Kenya’s legendary Maasai Mara, where lions roar and wildebeest thunder, a quieter crisis is unfolding. Vultures — nature’s essential clean-up crew — are dying in silence, poisoned by the very communities that once lived in harmony with them. But one woman is fighting back. Meet Valerie Nasoita Sankok, a proud Maasai woman and frontline conservationist. She’s not just saving birds. She’s saving ecosystems, cultural values, and future generations. As t... | 20m 58s | ||||||
| 7/8/25 |  From Arctic Cliffs to Global Change: Michael Henderson’s Quest to Save Polar Raptors | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Talons of Hope, we travel to the windswept tundras of Alaska to explore the frontline of polar raptor conservation. Host Munir Virani, of the Mohamed bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund (MBZRCF), speaks with Michael Henderson—field biologist with The Peregrine Fund and PhD candidate at Boise State University—whose groundbreaking research on Gyrfalcons, the Arctic’s apex raptors, is offering urgent insights into a rapidly changing world. Why should you tune i... | 21m 06s | ||||||
| 6/24/25 |  Rescue on the Brink: Gareth Tate and the Fight to Save Africa’s Vultures | Send us Fan Mail Poachers laced an elephant carcass with poison in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, and by next morning 123 critically endangered vultures lay dead. Dozens more were barely clinging to life, sparking an urgent race to save them. Amid this carnage, Gareth Tate – head of the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Birds of Prey Programme – sprang into action. He hooked up a specialized “vulture ambulance,” gathered vets and rangers, and raced to the scene even enlisting a SANParks helic... | 38m 23s | ||||||
| 6/10/25 |  From Mindanao to Leyte: Dr. Jayson Ibanez and the Flight to Save the Philippine Eagle | Send us Fan Mail Talons of Hope: A Conversation with Dr. Jayson Ibanez – Saving the Soul of the Forest In this powerful and moving episode of Talons of Hope, host Munir Virani speaks with Dr. Jayson Ibanez, the Director of Operations at the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF), a pioneering raptor biologist and champion of culture-based conservation. Their conversation delves deep into the remarkable efforts to save the critically endangered Philippine Eagle—a species that symbolizes both the ec... | 32m 02s | ||||||
| 5/30/25 | Talons of Hope Introduction | Send us Fan Mail On this special World Environment Day, Talons of Hope takes flight—soaring into the lives, landscapes, and legacies of those fighting to protect the world’s most awe-inspiring birds of prey. Hosted by raptor biologist and conservationist Munir Virani, this launch episode sets the tone for a podcast rooted in urgency, science, and deep storytelling. From the Arctic tundra to the tropical forests of the Philippines, Talons of Hope explores how raptors—eagles, falcons, vultures—... | 6m 15s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
4 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
4 placements across 3 markets.