How many geese?

Today's episode is sitting round the campfire with a torch under its face as we share some spooky stories from the natural world. We take a peek into the world of ghostly animals, both real and... questionable, before delving into one of the most extraordinary tales we've ever told on the show... Roddy then takes the fight to the mountains of Germany as he does battle with a subterranean monster - the Giant Rainworm of Baden. Then we stick with the giant animal theme as we answer - what would be the worst animal to suddenly be made Godzilla-sized?  For more goose, head on over to our Patreon flock for extra episodes of the show: www.patreon.com/c/howmanygeese

Here we go listener, we have lift off on HMG's final voyage as season 10 kicks off in style.  In honour of our noble goose mission over the last 5 years of trying to make a nature podcast that you'd have fun listening to, Roddy is shining a light on fun in the animal kingdom. Do animals just have fun? And if so, which ones and why?  Our fight segment got Roddy dressing up all fancy as he takes on a foe you might not necessarily associate with a fine dining experience - the Babirusa. And then finally, to wrap up proceedings for episode 94, we answer a question that I cannot believe, in all our nerdery, we've not tackled already - as we cast the Fellowship of the Ring as animals.  Find us on Patreon over at patreon.com/howmanygeese for bonus episodes! 

Time to get those waders on listeners as we head into the aquatic realm for this episode of HMG.  Martha Glennon, from Not Bourne Yesterday (and the People vs. Sea Otters fame), is our guide into the crystal clear, watery world of chalk streams - Britain's rarest type of habitat.  We find out about what makes them so special, what lives inside them and what YOU can do to find yourself having a lovely time in a chalk stream just like we did... For more on the Not Bourne Yesterday, check out: www.chilterns.org.uk/flagship-projects/not-bourne-yesterday-chalk-stream-communities-of-the-chilterns To  join our Patreon club and get exclusive episodes of the show: www.patreon.com/howmanygeese

Marilyn Monroe, Brad Pitt, Pamela Anderson, Marlon Brando... the list of heart-throbs goes on and on, but we at HMG have only ever had eyes for one bird. In this very special episode we head down to Hampshire, to the Hawk Conservancy Trust, to come face to face with the object of our affections. Tom Morath is our wingman for this very special date as he brings us face to face with the sexiest animal on planet Earth.  We're also introduced to other brilliant birds at the Hawk Conservancy Trust, and learn about the amazing work they do to protect some of the world's most critically endangered birds - as well as encouraging, inspiring & educating the public as to why we should all care about them too.  For more on the Hawk Conservancy Trust, check out: www.hawk-conservancy.org To join the Goose afterparty, hop on over and join our Patreon club for exclusive episodes of the show: www.patreon.com/howmanygeese  

Listeners, allow us to welcome you to a podcast 166 million years in the making...  Like most people interested in nature, we absolutely had a dinosaur phase (Jack arguably never left it). It's been an aim of ours to do some sort of dinosaur special on the show for a while, but never in our wildest dreams did we think we'd actually get to JOIN AN EXCAVATION.  Have a listen as we visited a quarry in Oxfordshire to meet Dr Duncan Murdock and a team of experts, that are carefully uncovering dinosaur footprints for the first time since the Jurassic... Hang around until the end of the show too, as we've got some big podcast news that we wanted to share with you.    For extra Geese, don't forget to head on over to the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/howmanygeese