Suzanne Akerman
Special guest
Suzanne Akerman spends her days sharing her passion for animals with visitors at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium where she works as a staff biologist for the Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater. When she is not performing in shows or scooping poop, Suzanne is chair of Drinking for Conservation, a committee dedicated to conserving wildlife through fun social gatherings. Her hobbies include reading, solving crossword puzzles, trivia, dancing, and occasional modeling. Suzanne holds a B.A in English and an M.A. in Education from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, and will earn her M.A. in Biology from Miami University in December of 2018."
Suzanne Akerman has been a guest on 8 episodes.
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GCP: Saturday Night Grit - Halloween Favorites and Top 10's with Suzanne and Derek!
October 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 4 mins
derek, drinking for conservation, halloweeen favorites, halloween candy, halloween costumes, japan, scary movies, sometimes geek, suzanne, tokyo, top 10, upcoming events
GCP friends Derek and Suzanne hang with Jeff on this episode. They chat about Drinking for Conservation‘s upcoming events, Derek’s trip to Tokyo, Halloween Costumes, favorite Halloween Candy, top scary movies, and much more!
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GCP: Saturday Night Grit - Animals, Drinking, & The Coloring Book! Bonus featuring Suzanne Akerman
September 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 6 mins
animals, apps, cannibus, coloring books, drinking for conservation, inaturalist, nonprofit, otters, petals, suzanne akerman, tibbits at fernhill, washington wild, weed
Scott and Jeff discuss otters in the news, Tibbitts@FernHill, and GCP coloring books. Long-time friend of the podcast, Suzanne Akerman, kicks off her series at Peaks and Pints with September's Drinking for Conservation, supporting Washington Wild.
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GCP: Urban Wildlife with Suzanne Akerman
February 21st, 2024 | 1 hr 7 mins
animal conservation, animal drive-by, caster questions, cat calendar, charcuterie boards, drinking for conservation, elephant & sea lion, gcp cats, horse riding, lunchables, mushroom on frog, opossum pronunciation, ostrich sighting, parthenogenesis, point defiance zoo & aquarium, proctor polar bear crawl, suzanne akerman, swimming lessons, wild burros, wild wonders outdoor theater, zoo snooze
Friend of the podcast, Suzanne Akerman, is in the house, giving us the scoop on her wild adventures and spreading the word about the upcoming Proctor Polar Bear Crawl!
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Suzanne Akerman Returns!
November 9th, 2020 | 1 hr 22 mins
animals, biologist, discord, drinking for conservation, otters, point defiance zoo and aquarium, suzanne akerman, tacoma, zoo
Friend of the show, Suzanne Akerman, returns to give an update on the haps at Point Defiance Zoo. Suzanne spends her days sharing her passion for animals with visitors at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium where she works as a staff biologist for the Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater. When she is not performing in shows or scooping poop, Suzanne is chair of Drinking for Conservation, a committee dedicated to conserving wildlife through fun social gatherings. Her hobbies include reading, solving crossword puzzles, trivia, dancing, and occasional modeling. Suzanne holds a B.A in English and an M.A. in Education from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma and an M.A. in Biology from Miami University. She’s joined the GCP cast also on episodes 110, 80, 76, and 16!
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Talking Penguins - and Other Animals - with Biologist Suzanne Akerman.
March 9th, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
animals, called shots, drinking for conservation, penguins, point defiance zoo and aquarium, suzanne akerman, zoo
Suzanne Akerman is a staff biologist at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, WA. She is also chair of Drinking for Conservation, a committee dedicated to conserving wildlife through fun social gatherings. Suzanne holds a B.A in English and an M.A. in Education from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma and an M.A. in Biology from Miami University.
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's Suzanne Akerman
August 12th, 2019 | 57 mins 43 secs
american association of zoo keepers, biologist, drinking for conservation, point defiance zoo and aquarium, suzanne akerman, tacoma, zoo
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium Biologist Suzanne Akerman stops in again and talks animals and Drinking for Conservation with Justin and Scott.
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Boot To Boot - The Ride!
July 7th, 2019 | 50 mins 15 secs
bar crawl, boot 2 boot, camp bar, chasing ghosts, derek, flying boots, rhein haus, rusty, scooters, suzanne akerman, the hub
This episode the guys recorded during their Boot to Boot event that happened June 29th, 2019.
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Biologist Suzanne Akerman
May 21st, 2018 | 1 hr 17 secs
animals, bigfoot, biologist, drinking for conservation, otters, point defiance, suzanne akerman, unisloth, zoo
Biologist Suzanne Akerman stops in to talk a little about Drinking for Conservation, and zoos...and animals.