Latest Episodes

Finding Your Flippers as a Leader and Mom with Hallie Torre from the Aquarium of Niagara

This week, I talk to Hallie Torre, Curator of Marine Mammals and Birds at the Aquarium of Niagara.  Hallie chats about life as a marine mammal trainer turned manager and mom of two—everything from working with seals and sea lions while pre...

November 27, 2025 • Episode 58 • 55:38

“Baby Tonka” - When Our Kids Become Part of Our Zoo Community

This week, I talk to Wendy Boulger, a zookeeper from Zoo Knoxville.  Her almost 11-month-old (at the time) daughter, Marcy, even joins us for the interview! Wendy and I touch base on a variety of topics - from the challenges of...

November 13, 2025 • Episode 57 • 44:20

Personal Lives Are Important with Kim Castrucci from the Brevard Zoo

In this episode, I talk with Kim Castrucci, Curator of Animals at the Brevard Zoo,  about her journey to becoming an animal care leader — and how becoming a mom changed everything about the way she leads and lives.Kim and I talk a l...

October 30, 2025 • Episode 56 • 1:06:52

Relearning Roles After Postpartum with LeShea Cochu from Chattanooga Zoo

This week's guest is LeShea Cochu, Animal Care Supervisor of Birds, Mammals, and Ambassadors at the Chattanooga Zoo. She is also freshly postpartum and had only been back to work for a few weeks at the time of this interview!LeShea share...

October 16, 2025 • Episode 55 • 1:20:06

When Skills at Work as an Animal Hospital Keeper Serve You in Your Mom Life with Morgan Duffy from the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

Join me this week as I talk to Morgan Duffy, an Animal Hospital Keeper at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. As a hospital keeper, Morgan gets to see and take care of so many different species - from those entering into quarantine upon arrival a...

October 02, 2025 • Episode 54 • 48:52

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been listening to the podcast for awhile and just recently returned to the zoo field as a carnivore zoo keeper at the Alabama gulf coast zoo, after 2.5 years of being a stay at home mom. This year I have been navigating a military move, deployments and now returning to work full time, being short staffed- kids entering daycare and being far away from family. So many moving parts!

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