{"podcast":{"title":"The Global Grit Experience","slug":"the-global-grit-experience-7725883","podcast_index_feed_id":7725883,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/theglobalgritexperience/","website_url":"https://theglobalgritexperience.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/fe42e6ed-fe20-46b2-9b39-19642e447214/Grit-logo-small.jpg","author":"Erika Gilsdorf","episode_count":33,"summary":"The Global Grit Experience is a podcast featuring inspiring people with grit - passion, perseverance and an unwavering dedication in protecting, and loving, nature and wildlife. Whoop! Whoop! Host Erika Gilsdorf (that’s me!) is an international, award-winning video producer, who leaves the camera behind (for the most part) to let conversations breathe authentically in a podcast that spans diverse guests and topics. I include mental health guests, too who help us cope with all the crap and find joy amidst all the junk happening to our outdoors. Uffda…it’s a lot! (I’m a Minnesotan if you can't tell). Most importantly, this is a podcast about inspiration, hope, action, and connection. We have each other my friends!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T00:17:45.982777+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883"},"episode":{"title":"FROGS! with Interpretive Park Ranger, Kelly Blackledge","slug":"frogs-with-interpretive-park-ranger-kelly-blackledge","published_at":"2026-06-30T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/frogs-with-interpretive-park-ranger-kelly-blackledge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883","url":"https://theglobalgritexperience.com/episode/frogs-with-interpretive-park-ranger-kelly-blackledge","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/750c83d1-9e64-4fca-ab52-e2824cdabbc7.mp3","summary":"Love frogs? Toads? Kelly sure does and shares with us why. In today’s episode, Erika talks with Interpretive Park Ranger of 30 years, Kelly Blackledge to learn some fun facts about frogs, their sounds, how they survive in winter, and how they're doing out there. Resources: Frog & Toad Opera https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/frogs_toads/opera.html Record your sightings on HerpMapper https://www.herpmapper.org/ Minnesota Frog Watch https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteering/frogtoad_survey/index.html FrogWatch USA https://www.akronzoo.org/frogwatch-usa-volunteers Malformed Frogs Found in MN https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-043-01/ Book: Peril in the Ponds: Deformed Frogs, Politics, and a Biologist's Quest by Judy Helgen (Author) Follow The Global Grit Experience: Instagram: @thegloabgritexperience Facebook: @theglobalgritexperience Visit: www.theglobalgritexperience.com Thanks for listening and being a part of The Global Grit Experience!","meta_description":"Love frogs? Toads? Kelly sure does and shares with us why. In today’s episode, Erika talks with Interpretive Park Ranger of 30 years, Kelly Blackledge to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1014,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/episodes/frogs-with-interpretive-park-ranger-kelly-blackledge/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/frogs-with-interpretive-park-ranger-kelly-blackledge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}