#47 Sarah Kathryn + Chance Ruder - Conservation Connection Podcast
Sarah, Kathryn and Chance Ruder are the husband and wife founders of the Conservation Connection podcast. Chance and Sarah Kathryn record rigorous and curious conversations with people who are saving the planet. Their passion for this planet and the people working to protect it led them to create not only the podcast, but their 501c3 nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for anyone to learn how to care for our planet by bringing engaging and educational programs to them wherever they are.
On each episode of the Conservation Connection podcast, Sarah Kathryn and Chance record rigorous and curious conversations with the people who are saving the planet; sitting down with today’s leading wildlife scientists, conservationists and changemakers to better understand the natural world around us and what we can do to protect it. Here at SWYL, we couldn’t help seeing the parallels with our own mission and Mark sits down with our guests to talk about their efforts to save what they love.
On today's show, Mark, Sarah Kathryn and Chance talk about getting into the conservation biz, making science juicy, bringing the story to people wherever they are, luminous trees and moving waters and eliminating burnout.
Save What You Love with Mark Titus:
Produced: Emilie Firn
Edited: Patrick Troll
Music: Whiskey Class
Instagram: @savewhatyoulovepodcast
Website: savewhatyoulove.evaswild.com
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Creators and Guests
Host
Mark Titus
Mark Titus is the creator of Eva’s Wild and director of the award winning films, The Breach and The Wild. He’s currently working on a third film in his salmon trilogy, The Turn. In early 2021, Mark launched his podcast, Save What You Love, interviewing exceptional people devoting their lives in ways big and small to the protection of things they love. Through his storytelling, Mark Titus carries the message that humanity has an inherent need for wilderness and to fulfill that need we have a calling to protect wild places and wild things.
Guest
Chance Ruder
Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Conservation Connection. At the age of five, Chance stood in front of a crowd, hoping to inspire others to take action to protect the environment. HIs passion for the planet continued throughout his education and has honed his skills as a scientist and communicator. After meeting Sarah Kathryn while working in the Florida Keys, they started the non-profit Conservation Connection to inspire action on behalf of the environments that they so deeply care about.
Guest
Sarah Kathryn Ruder
Co-founder and CEO of Conservation Connection. From a young age, Sarah Kathryn has held a deep love for marine mammals and after visiting the aquarium to see dolphins with her grandmother, she became obsessed with the ocean. With a degree in psychology from Auburn and an informal education and background in scientific research, she created the Conservation Connection podcast, with her husband Chance. Together, they’re sharing their knowledge of the planet and how to care for it.
