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So Much Pingle

Herpetology podcast - interviews and discussions about amphibians and reptiles with experts in the field. Hosted by Mike Pingleton, with new episodes released every week.



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Nature Science Life Sciences
Update frequency
every 17 days
Average duration
74 minutes
Episodes
118
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Episode 118: Pine Snakes, Bog Turtles and more with Bob Zappalorti

Episode 118: Pine Snakes, Bog Turtles and more with Bob Zappalorti

Hi folks! This past June I drove out to Pemberton, New Jersey to talk with Robert Zappalorti. Bob is the founder and executive director of Herpetological Associates Inc. Now these days there are a lo…

00:34:29  |   Sun 14 Sep 2025
Episode 117: In Belgium with Jeroen Speybroeck

Episode 117: In Belgium with Jeroen Speybroeck

Hi folks!  Thanks for your patience, I’ve been called away so much this spring and summer. I first talked with Jeroen Speybroeck in Episode 27, way back in Season One. Jeroen is all the things, he’s …

00:34:01  |   Sat 23 Aug 2025
Episode 116: Snake Week: Human-Snake Interaction Panel Talk

Episode 116: Snake Week: Human-Snake Interaction Panel Talk

Another special episode, in support of Snake Week,  July 13th thru the 19th . This episode features a panel discussion with Bryan Hughes of Rattlesnake Solutions, Cale Morris from the Phoenix Herpeto…

00:53:04  |   Tue 15 Jul 2025
Episode 115: Snake Week with Rachel Pikstein

Episode 115: Snake Week with Rachel Pikstein

This is a special episode, in support of Snake Week, which is next week, July 13th thru the 19th . It’s also special because it’s the return of Rachel Pikstein! Remember the tegu episode? Rachel and …

00:32:11  |   Sat 12 Jul 2025
Episode 114: Always Get The Full Coverage

Episode 114: Always Get The Full Coverage

This episode was recorded back in April, at a campground somewhere in Louisiana, on the tail-end of a week-long herping trip with a bunch of friends. Various automotive mishaps while herping had come…

00:45:39  |   Mon 23 Jun 2025
Episode 113: Tales from the Tambo with Matt, Alan, and Joe

Episode 113: Tales from the Tambo with Matt, Alan, and Joe

I don’t get to talk with everyone that comes on our Peru expeditions, but in February I did spend an hour talking with three of Chicago Land’s finest herpers – Matt and Alan Ignoffo, and Joe Cavataio…

00:31:57  |   Fri 16 May 2025
Episode 112: Tales from the Tambo with Sylvere Corre

Episode 112: Tales from the Tambo with Sylvere Corre

Hi everyone! Episode 112 (and the last episode of Season Five) returns us to the back deck of my tambo in the Peruvian rainforest, where I had a nice chat with Sylvere Corre, wildlife guide extraordi…

00:23:00  |   Sun 04 May 2025
Episode 111: Indigo Snake Surveys with Ben Stegenga

Episode 111: Indigo Snake Surveys with Ben Stegenga

Hello everyone! Episode 111 is all about the Indigos, and a few other adjacent critters. Back in 2024 I met up in southern Georgia with Ben Stegenga of the Orianne Society, where we spent two days in…

01:02:04  |   Tue 01 Apr 2025
Episode 110: Herp Science Sunday: Nine Million Salamanders

Episode 110: Herp Science Sunday: Nine Million Salamanders

Hello everyone!  Episode 110 features another edition of Herp Science Sunday with Dr. Alex Krohn. Alex and I had a crazy cool conversation with Dr. Evan Grant, of the Northeastern Amphibian Research …

00:26:17  |   Sat 15 Feb 2025
Episode 109: Turtles & Rock n’ Roll, Green Vipers & Anoles with Taz Ezra

Episode 109: Turtles & Rock n’ Roll, Green Vipers & Anoles with Taz Ezra

Hello everyone! Episode 109 is a wide-ranging two-hour conversation with PhD student Tasman Ezra. We cover fossil turtles, anole radiation, his band Half Inch Hero, Taz’s Honduras herp conservation p…

00:42:13  |   Sun 09 Feb 2025
Episode 108: Happy New Year from the Great Karoo

Episode 108: Happy New Year from the Great Karoo

Hello everyone!  Episode 108 comes from South Africa, recorded in two parts, starting on New Year's Eve.. The episode starts over in the western edge of South Africa’s Free State, in what’s called th…
00:55:35  |   Sun 19 Jan 2025
Episode 107: Snake Parasites and more with Dr. Skylar Hopkins

Episode 107: Snake Parasites and more with Dr. Skylar Hopkins

Hello everyone and welcome to the show!  Mike Pingleton here, and I am your host for these proceedings.  And here we go with Episode One Hundred and Seven, and our guest for this episode is Dr. Skyla…
01:14:47  |   Sun 22 Dec 2024
Episode 106: Herp Science Sunday with Dr. Alex Krohn and Dr. Andrew Durso

Episode 106: Herp Science Sunday with Dr. Alex Krohn and Dr. Andrew Durso

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode One Hundred and Six!  And I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there It’s Thanksgiving weekend and I want to take a moment to thank all of you out there li…
00:48:05  |   Mon 02 Dec 2024
Episode 105: A Conversation with Dr. Thomas K. Pauley

Episode 105: A Conversation with Dr. Thomas K. Pauley

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode One Hundred and Five!  And I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there.

SMP Patrons! I want to thank Rich Takmajian for his contribution to the So Much Pin…
00:21:52  |   Sun 17 Nov 2024
Episode 104: Project Obscurus with Tony Daly-Crews

Episode 104: Project Obscurus with Tony Daly-Crews

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode One Hundred and Four!  I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there, including all the folks who are recovering in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Mil…
00:27:13  |   Sun 03 Nov 2024
Episode 103: New California Field Guide with Bob Hansen and Jackson Shedd

Episode 103: New California Field Guide with Bob Hansen and Jackson Shedd

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode One Hundred and Three!  And while we’re at it, I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there, including all the folks who are recovering in the aftermath of h…
00:37:27  |   Sat 19 Oct 2024
Episode 102: Crossing Wallace’s Line with Rory and Dan

Episode 102: Crossing Wallace’s Line with Rory and Dan

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode One Hundred and Two!  And while we’re at it, I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there, including all the folks who are recovering in the aftermath of hur…
00:39:00  |   Wed 16 Oct 2024
Episode 101: Hiatus Mini-Episode

Episode 101: Hiatus Mini-Episode

Hey folks, as always, I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there.

This is just a little episode marking the beginning of a show hiatus.  When I was a kid, the auto plant in my town would occas…
00:11:04  |   Wed 17 Jul 2024
Episode 100: The Big Year

Episode 100: The Big Year

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode One Hundred!  And while we’re at it, I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there.

I can’t deny it, it feels pretty good to reach the one hundred show mark,…
00:46:32  |   Sun 14 Jul 2024
Episode 99:  All the Venom in Amazonia

Episode 99: All the Venom in Amazonia

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode Ninety Nine!  And while we’re at it, I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there.

This show is dedicated to the memory of Gary Pinson.  Gary lived over in …
00:25:28  |   Sun 07 Jul 2024
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