# John Marzluff

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Episode 51: CROWS (with Gabi Mann)

Gabi (age 8) regularly feeds crows and they bring her shiny things in return. Katy's story about Gabi was instantly viral. Hear Gabi as she shows host Katy Sewall her crow-gift collection. We'll also discover why crows give gifts and how you can earn gifts too! Show guests: Gabi Mann, her mother L‮…

June 05, 2026

Presumed Birthday of Socrates; International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing; National Veggie Burger Day; Birthday of Shannon Keith; Publication of Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans, by John Marzluf‮…

Attention Seekers

The kid started screaming the other night. We first heard the cries on a walk near our house. They were high pitched and short, lasting just a second at most, followed by a pause, and a repeat. Then a break, or not. Sometimes the kid called several times in succession. Other times, a single call o‮…

Episode 292: Assorted Corvids - Generational Grudges

We are thrilled to have Dr. John Marzluff, author and professor of wildlife biology at the University of Washington join us on the podcast. Dr. Marzluff shares stories of grudge holding crows, people's strange stories of interacting with corvids, and, best of all, how you can befriend your backyar‮…

The Goths: Befriending Clever Crows

Spooky season is upon us and so we are bringing you a tale of Halloween’s eeriest avian mascot. Emma Terry is friends with basically everyone in her town. She personifies a rainbow—she has bouncy blonde hair, sparkly cat-eye glasses, and a closet full of bright colors. But for the last decade, she‮…

Ravens

Re-run of an interview in 2022 with Dr. John Marzluff, who studies how humans affect birds through habitat fragmentation and increased urbanization, as well as the challenges of conserving birds on islands. Conversely, he is also interested in all the ways that birds affect people—how, for instanc‮…

Full Show 10/26/2026: Political corruption's greatest evil is that it makes the public lose faith in the system

On today's show, Ian Hoch explains why political corruption is more than just a crime and we should never accept it. Then, Ian has on LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan to discuss the races that matter most, what the polls are really telling us, and what could decide control of the Ho‮…

Hour 3: Intellectually, crows have a lot to crow about

This hour, Ian Hoch talks to John Marzluff, Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington, joins the show to talk all things crow.

Crows' startling intelligence keeps surprising us

Maybe “birdbrain” should be a compliment! A new study out of Germany suggests crows can make certain visual decisions about twice as fast as humans and other primates without sacrificing accuracy. Just how smart are crows? What's the strangest or coolest thing you've ever seen a crow do? What othe‮…