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Estimated from 2 chart positions in 2 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · Natural Sciences#1935K to 30K
- 🇸🇪SE · Natural Sciences#6210K to 30K
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7.5K to 30K🎙 ~2x weekly·70 episodes·Last published 2w ago - Monthly Reach
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15K to 60K🇨🇦50%🇸🇪50% - Active Followers
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6K to 24K
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Rarified Durbin
Jun 11, 2026
37m 01s
Birds of the Toledo Area 2026
May 18, 2026
22m 07s
The Pantanal
Apr 15, 2026
28m 25s
If It Looks Like a Duck...
Mar 23, 2026
30m 16s
The Lazy Big Year
Feb 16, 2026
27m 18s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/11/26 |  Rarified Durbin✨ | rare animalstravel+3 | Eric Durbin | — | — | rare animalsEric Durbin+3 | — | 37m 01s | |
| 5/18/26 |  Birds of the Toledo Area 2026✨ | birdingToledo area+3 | — | Birds of the Toledo Area | — | birdsToledo+3 | — | 22m 07s | |
| 4/15/26 |  The Pantanal✨ | wildlifetropical wetlands+3 | Eric Durbin | yellow anacondashyacinth macaws | PantanalSouth America | Pantanalyellow anacondas+3 | — | 28m 25s | |
| 3/23/26 |  If It Looks Like a Duck...✨ | duckswaterfowl+3 | Jackson Bowser | Ohio's Division of Wildlife | — | duckswaterfowl+3 | — | 30m 16s | |
| 2/16/26 |  The Lazy Big Year✨ | birdingBig Year+3 | — | — | — | Big Yearbirding+3 | — | 27m 18s | |
| 1/26/26 |  What Do F's Get?✨ | quizfailure+3 | — | — | — | quizfailure+3 | — | 16m 21s | |
| 12/13/25 |  People Soup✨ | personal story1970s+3 | Eric Durbin | Medical College of Ohio | — | Eric Durbin1970s+3 | — | 38m 12s | |
| 11/24/25 |  The Hot Zone!✨ | explorationwildlife+3 | — | — | Africawestern Kenya+1 | Kenyacave exploration+3 | — | 14m 16s | |
| 10/15/25 |  Smallmouth Fishing on the Maumee✨ | fishingadventure+3 | — | — | Maumeelocal | smallmouth fishinglargemouth bass+3 | — | 4m 40s | |
| 9/15/25 |  Ruby on the Hot Seat!✨ | nature knowledgefamily quiz+3 | Ruby | — | — | nature quizfamily+3 | — | 10m 58s | |
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| 8/18/25 |  Fantastic Fritillaries!✨ | butterfliesfritillaries+3 | John Michael Durback | — | — | fritillariesbutterfly identification+3 | — | 8m 18s | |
| 7/21/25 |  Audrey on the Hot Seat!✨ | quizfamily+3 | Audrey | — | — | quizfamily+3 | — | 12m 57s | |
| 6/16/25 |  The Old Naturalist on Safari | In previous episodes Eric has teased listeners with scant details about a hunting trip to South Africa he took with his friend Jerry. Well, in this episode you get the rest of the story. Watch on Spotify or listen on Apple to the Old Naturalist on Safari! | — | ||||||
| 5/16/25 |  Venomous NOT Poisonous | The Old Naturalist may get his vocabulary tangled up from time to time, but he does know a thing or two about the world's most dangerous snakes. Join Brandon as he learns about some of those serpents from Eric's world travels. | — | ||||||
| 4/14/25 |  Birding Then and Now | The natural world is always changing. The lives our backyard birds are no exception. In this episode, Eric takes Brandon on a tour of the natural history of some of our more common backyard birds. And to match the theme of the episode, the boys decided to record at a great place to watch the birds: Secor Metropark's Window on Wildlife. | — | ||||||
| 3/17/25 | The Lost World | In this month's episode Eric regales Brandon with stories from the tropics. Specifically, the spotlight will be on the country of Venezuela and The Old Naturalist's many trips there. Eric also shares the source of his wanderlust for exploration...something that began when he was a young boy. | — | ||||||
| 2/17/25 |  Two Faces for Radio | Brandon and Eric make their radio debut, streaming live from the campus of Bowling Green State University. With BG in mind, Brandon crafted a little quiz for Eric that is fitting for the city that serves as the seat of Wood County Ohio. Listen in (or watch on Spotify) to see if you can match the Old Naturalist's score. Pictures provided by photographer and friend Brian Zwiebel were much appreciated. | — | ||||||
| 1/20/25 |  Eric and the Hippo | Happy 2025 everybody. Brandon and the Old Naturalist are kicking off the new year with a tail from Africa. As a reminder, we'll be doing video podcasts this year so the best way to follow us will be on Spotify. Our Apple Podcast listeners will still be able to listen in, but you won't be able to see us...which is probably not all bad. | — | ||||||
| 9/5/24 |  Confusing Fall Warblers | Certain groups of birds can be very frustrating for even the best of birder. Shorebirds, gulls, sparrows all have their challenges. But the warbler family presents birders with many identification challenges in the fall. In this episode, Eric's wife Diane quizzes the boys on these drab fall migrants to see how good they really are. Thanks to our friend Brian Zwiebel for the episode art. | — | ||||||
| 8/15/24 |  D's Get Degrees | In August's edition of Three for Thursday's, the Old Naturalist will attempt once again to pass the test. Ever the minimalist, Eric will be happy to pass with a score of 2 out of 3. See if you can top that! Additionally, the boys attempt the new frontier of video podcasting. Clearly it's not advisable, as both participants have faces for radio. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.