Feb 25, 2021
Ari and Chris (who will learn to check his mic settings one day) are joined by one of their favorite people, Marco Zeno! Marco talks about his crazy history in the animal field, starting with his experience as a WORLD CHAMPION alligator wrestler, through to his foray into bird training with NEI, and up to the present...
Feb 18, 2021
Ari and Chris are back together, socially distanced of course, for another episode! This week we dig into the NEI archives to discuss Steve Martin's paper "What's the Motivation?" We talk about how it's influenced the way we look at behavior, and the great outline it provides for how we can be better trainers,...
Feb 11, 2021
Ari is joined by NEI Supervisor (and resident Man Who Never Sleeps) Scott Trauger to talk about professional development as it relates to some of the major professional animal care and training organizations. They discuss their experiences both as members and as leaders within the International Association of Avian...
Feb 4, 2021
Live, from Arizona, it's TEC Talk Nights! Chris is joined on location by NEI Senior Trainer Adam Geltz to talk about his history in the animal field, our experience working together to build a new show from the ground up on a tight timeline, the importance of disagreeing well, the lessons he's learned on his journey as...