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LAUREN ARTHUR is a zoologist, marine biologist, TV presenter, all round animal lover and passionate conservationist. She used to present DiveLive, underwater, now she is one of the safari guides on the Wild Earth YouTube channel, hosting live African safaris twice daily. She recently travelled to Ethiopia in hope of sighting the incredibly rare and endangered Ethiopian Wolf, and she's now an official WWF Voices ambassador. Amongst other things, we talk about her hair-raising close encounters with both lions and elephants, her animal rescue efforts, and the tragic shooting of a leopard.   HAVE YOU MET... LINKS: All Podcast Links Website Instagram: @haveyoumet_podcast Video version available on YouTube: FULL EPISODES - CLIPS TIMESTAMPS: [00:00] INTRO [01:05] Lauren's Love of Animals [05:05] Her Favourite Animals [07:15] Lions & Lion Encounters [12:38] Displacement Aggression [13:18] Elephant Encounters [18:30] Becoming a Zoologist [20:48] Fiji, Maldives & Manta Rays [22:20] DiveLive & Wild Earth Safaris [27:30] Getting Stuck [29:12] "A Monkey Stole my Tooth!" [31:12] Ethiopian Wolf [33:30] Sea Cucumbers & Connectivity [37:15] Animals Adopting Animals   [38:25] Tragic Human Impact on Animals [45:30] Conservation [47:18] Eating Endangered Turtles [50:30] Turtle Rescue   [52:20] Why Jack died in Titanic [54:20] Hyenas & Hyenas in Camp [56:40] Saving a Terrapin [57:20] When to Intervene [59:43] Lauren's Message [01:03:30] Bullying and Death Threats [01:06:07] OUTRO The podcast that will introduce you to people you’ve never heard of, along with getting you better acquainted with those you have.  Relaxed conversational style interview podcast with no rigid structure or boundaries. My goal with this podcast is to talk to an eclectic mix of people about an eclectic range of topics. The only thing all my guests are guaranteed to have in common, is that I want to chat with them. Follow Lauren on Instagram: @lauren_arthur7 Watch Lauren's search for the rare and endangered Ethiopian Wolf PODCAST LINKS: All Podcast Links https://haveyoumetpodcast.com/ Instagram: @haveyoumet_podcast Just two people talking… Keywords for the video: Zoologist, Marine Biologist, Biologist, TV Presenter, Conservation, Conservationist, Naturalist, Animal, Animals, Lion, Lions, Elephants, Elephant Encounter, Lion Encounter, Close Encounters, Have You Met, Podcast, Conversation, Discussion, Chat, Talk, Talking, Lauren Arthur, episode 2

STEPHEN JAMES O'MEARA is a renowned volcanologist, award-winning astronomer, and serial author. His books include Night Skies of Botswana, MARS: The Lure of the Red Planet, and a series of Deep Sky Companion books designed to help amateur astronomers get the most out of their observations. He's known for his legendary eyesight and observational prowess, which have helped him become the first person to observe many incredible things, including Hailey's comet on its 1985 return, the rotation period of Uranus, and the mysterious spokes in Saturn's B-ring, which he was able to detect before the Voyager spacecraft imaged them. He also happens to have an asteroid named after him, and this just happens to be his first ever experience on a podcast! HAVE YOU MET... LINKS All Podcast Links Website Instagram: @haveyoumet_podcast Video version available on YouTube: FULL EPISODES - CLIPS The podcast that will introduce you to people you’ve never heard of, along with getting you better acquainted with those you have.  Relaxed conversational style interview podcast with no rigid structure or boundaries. My goal with this podcast, is to talk to an eclectic mix of people about an eclectic range of topics. The only thing all my guests are guaranteed to have in common, is that I want to chat with them. Stay up to date with Stephen Check out some of Stephen's books PODCAST LINKS: https://linktr.ee/HaveYouMet https://haveyoumetpodcast.com/ Instagram: @haveyoumet_podcast Just two people talking… Keywords for the video: Astronomy, Volcano, Volcanoes, Volcanology, Stars, Planet, Planets, Uranus, Saturn, Saturn's Rings, Harvard, Observation

NIZAR IBRAHIM is a renowned palaeontologist, anatomist, National Geographic Explorer, and TED fellow. He's widely known for a discovery that National Geographic rates as one of the top 20 scientific discoveries of the last decade: finding an incredibly elusive partial Spinosaurus skeleton.  We talk about his incredible and unbelievable hunt for the largest predator known to have ever walked our planet, if Jurassic Park is actually accurate, what it's like to carry a human skull through an airport, and if we're headed the same way as the dinosaurs.  HAVE YOU MET... LINKS: All Podcast Links Website Instagram: @haveyoumet_podcast Video version available on YouTube: FULL EPISODES - CLIPS TIMESTAMPS: [00:00] INTRO [01:00] Nizar's early love of dinosaurs [02:32] Becoming a Palaeontologist [05:15] Becoming a Palaeontologist [07:00] Expeditions to the Sahara  [13:10] Africa: Palaeontology's Forgotten Continent [14:15] Brief History of Spinosaurus [15:15] Nizar's Amazing Search for Spinosaurus [28:35] Uncovering the Dig [30:20] The Strangest, Weirdest Dinosaur Ever [31:00] Finding 'The Guy' [33:55] Moving 20 Tonnes of Rock [35:25] The Real Spinosaurus [45:50] Disputes in Science [48:50] The Age of Dinosaurs [50:25] How Spinosaurus Walked? [52:20] What to do with dinosaur bones? [54:30] Publishing Spinosaurus Papers [57:10] Films [59:00] Other Dinosaurs [01:02:50] Digging for Humans [01:08:00] Teaching Anatomy and Dissecting Cadavers   [01:10:00] Defining Palaeontology [01:12:11] Palaeontology's relevance in 2021 [01:15:07] The Greatest Story Ever Told: The story of Life on Earth [01:16:15] Are We Headed for Extinction? [01:22:40] Plan B [01:26:30] Heroes [01:28:30] Making a Difference  [01:30:05] Jurassic Park Films [01:40:28] Coolest Dinosaurs [01:44:00] Remote Dig Sites [01:45:08] T-Rex vs Spinosaurus [01:49:11] Velociraptor vs Utah Raptor  [01:50:25] Were Raptors Pack Hunters? [01:52:18] What Don't We Know About Dinosaurs [01:54:00] Nizar's Message [01:56:21] OUTRO [01:56:40] Music The podcast that will introduce you to people you’ve never heard of, along with getting you better acquainted with those you have.  Relaxed conversational style interview podcast with no rigid structure or boundaries. My goal with this podcast, is to talk to an eclectic mix of people about an eclectic range of topics. The only thing all my guests are guaranteed to have in common, is that I want to chat with them. Nizar's Links:  Nizar's Website Twitter: @NizarIbrahimPhD Book Nizar as a speaker via National Geographic  Keywords for the video: Spinosaurus, Dinosaur, Extinction, Palaeontology, Palaeontologist, Skeleton, Jurassic Park, Spinosaurus Aegyptus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, T-Rex, Velociraptor, Raptor, Dinosaurs, Episode 3

JAMIE RAMSAY is an endurance adventurer, known mostly for his 17,000km run from Vancouver to Buenos Aires, Running The Americas. As part of this monster run, he had to cross both the Atacama Desert, and the Andes! During this expedition, he averaged over a marathon a day, every day, for over a year. In the 6 years since he became an adventurer, Jamie has amassed over 33,000km of human powered adventuring. Jamie will forever be the Scottish adventurer of the year 2016. HAVE YOU MET... LINKS: All Podcast Links Website Instagram: @haveyoumet_podcast Video version available on YouTube: FULL EPISODES - CLIPS TIMESTAMPS: [00:00] INTRO [00:50] How Jamie started running [04:10] Safari run [09:50] Jungle Marathon 240k/6days [12:30] Quitting his job [17:10] Going from 240km to 17000km [21:20] Starting in Vancouver  [26:30] Dealing with Failure [27:28] Mexico [31:30] Dealing with bad days [39:25] Back to Mexico [41:30] Hitchhiking on a boat [43:45] Writing a book [45:16] Learning Spanish  [46:52] 17 Pairs of shoes [48:32] Failed goals [51:06] Atacama Desert [56:06] The Andes [01:00:40] Not a celebrator  [01:03:26] Down time [01:07:00] Mind and body [01:11:04] Madagascar  [01:21:00] Health (peeing blood) [01:29:35] Swimming & Parasites [01:31:20] Loneliness [01:34:40] Charities [01:40:00] Prince Harry [01:42:10] Climbing Aconcagua [01:49:35] Food and Drink [01:52:40] Minimalism  [01:56:30] The Everlasting Lighter [01:58:00] Kicked out of hostel [02:00:00] Helpful humans [02:07:00] Unexpected turn in Mongolia  [02:13:30] Daily KM [02:21:26] Motivation and Happiness [02:25:00] Support Jamie's book [02:27:46] Jamie's message  [02:32:38] Outro [02:33:04] Music The podcast that will introduce you to people you’ve never heard of, along with getting you better acquainted with those you have.  Relaxed conversational style interview podcast with no rigid structure or boundaries. My goal with this podcast, is to talk to an eclectic mix of people about an eclectic range of topics. The only thing all my guests are guaranteed to have in common, is that I want to chat with them. Jamie's Links:  Jamie's Website Jamie's Instagram  Jamie's YouTube Jamie's Book Support CALM Just two people talking… Keywords for the video: Running, runner, run, marathon, ultra marathon, adventure, explore, explorer, adventurer, Have you met, Jamie Ramsay, conversation, discussion, interview, travel