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Ep. 96: Nature is a Mother May 20, 2026

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After a year off, Ashley is back! She's joined by her best friend and fellow wildlife biologist Hannah, and they're promoting their new podcast Up All Night: The Parenting Podcast. Today's episode, in honor of their new podcast and mother's day, is all about mother animals attacking humans in defense of their young.
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Ep. 95: Studying Bears After An Attack (feat. Amber Kornak) Jun 11, 2025

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(00:00:00) Ep. 95: Studying Bears After An Attack (feat. Amber Kornak)
(00:00:25) Intro + Ashley's Life Update
(00:08:32) Interview with Amber Kornak
(00:53:30) Outro
After a brief hiatus, Ashley is back with a new episode and gives a brief life update as to where she's been the past month. Bear biologist Amber Kornak then shares her story with us of the time she was conducting grizzly bear research and was attacked by a 400lb male grizzly while in the field by herself. The conversation wraps up with tips on how everyone can stay safe and conflict-free this season.
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Ep. 94: Wrongfully Terminated - Part 2 (feat. Liz Crandall) Apr 02, 2025

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In this episode, we're finishing our two-part series covering some stories from the recent wrongful terminations carried out by the U.S. federal government. In this episode, we hear from former US Forest Service ranger Liz Crandall about her life, the work she did, and how her job was stripped from her. We also hear Kathryn Brainerd's story about how the job she was offered simply ceased to exist.
You can find Liz on Instagram @oregonhuntress and you can find Kathryn on Instagram @kathrynbrainerd.
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Ep. 93: Wrongfully Terminated (feat. Alex Troutman) Mar 26, 2025

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On February 14th, the Trump Administration wrongfully terminated tens of thousands of probationary federal employees. For all of these employees, their termination was blind-siding and life changing. Even though this episode was recorded before some recent changes, there is still so much up in the air. In Part 2 to this episode next week, we'll give updates on Alex and Cheyenne, and get more into what Reduction in Force means.
Where to find Alex:
Instagram: @n8ture_al
LinkedIn: Alex Troutman
Bluesky: @n8ture_AL
You can find Alex's "Critters of" pocket field guides online here, where you can search for different states.
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Ep. 92: Bovine Intervention Feb 12, 2025

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We've covered bears, cougars, wolves, tigers...but now it's time to cover a species we're all surrounded by: Cows. Did you know in many countries, second only to horses, cows are the animal that kill the most people per year? Tune in to this episode to hear some stories of how cows can turn deadly.
The website mentioned in episode was killercows.co.uk.
Studies mentioned within the episode:
Fatalities Caused by Cattle -- Four States 2003-2008
Fatalities caused by nonvenomous animals: A ten-year summary from Sweden
Cattle-Caused Fatalities in a Province of Western Turkey: 1996–2010 Autopsy Results
Deaths Caused by Animals in Finland
Major injuries from “domestic” animals in children
Death and injuries caused by cattle: A forensic overview
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You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter, @ashleytheologist on Bluesky, and you can watch as she streams video games on Twitch @braybashing

Ep. 91: Reddit Attacks Jan 15, 2025

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In this episode, Nick and Ashley take a deep dive on Reddit and share some attack stories told there, and discuss whether or not they think the stories being told are real or not.
If you'd like to read the AMA from Allena Hansen, check out that post here. You can see her and her dogs we mentioned here. Her book is titled Chomp, Chomp, Chomp: How I Survived a Bear Attack and Other Cautionary Tales.
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Ep. 90: 2024 Attacks Dec 18, 2024

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In our final episode of 2024, as is tradition here on Get Out Alive, we're going over attacks that happened this year that we haven't had a chance to cover yet. Keep an eye out on our Patreon for a bonus episode (available for free!) with additional attacks and stories from 2024.
If you'd like to keep an eye on Alpha Genesis's inspection reports, their certificate number is 56-B-012 and you can check in on those on the APHIS website.
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Ep. 89: Dan Flores Dec 04, 2024

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Dan Flores is on this week to chat with us about the history of mankind in North America: How we as a species ended up here, what North America was like when we arrived, and how our relationships with wildlife have changed since then.
Dan Flores is a historian, former A.B. Hammond Professor Emeritus of Western History at the University of Montana, and is the author of eleven books, including Coyote America (2016), American Serengeti (2016), and most recently Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America (2022).
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Ep. 88: Death by Talons (feat. Tiddy Smith) Nov 20, 2024

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In this episode, Ashley speaks with Tiddy Smith, author of Death by Talons, the book covering the theory that an owl (or a raptor) killed Kathleen Peterson. If you want to look at some of the crime scene photos that we mention in this episode, check out the online gallery here. You can follow Tiddy on Twitter (X) @SmithTiddy.
Related episodes:
Ep. 60: The Owl Theory
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Ep. 87: Chimp Crazy Episode 2 Nov 06, 2024

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Alright, we couldn't keep this one from you all so we decided to release it on our main feed as well. Please enjoy our coverage of Episode 2, Gone Ape, of the HBO Max docu-series Chimp Crazy. Our coverage of Episode 3 is available on our Patreon now!
Related episodes:
Ep. 81: Marauding Chimps
Ep. 62: We're Not Monkey Sympathizers
Ep. 14: Travis the Pet Chimpanzee
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