{"podcast":{"title":"The Origins Foundation Podcast","slug":"the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143","podcast_index_feed_id":2229143,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WPCM9464199706","website_url":"https://theoriginsfoundation.org/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/89246288-38b5-11eb-8294-07cceeb6addb/image/cceec6c046d1b8af615bfe4adefebfc2.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Origins Foundation","episode_count":773,"summary":"The Origins Foundation podcast has hard hitting conversations about wildlife, hunting, and sticky topics in our sustainable use space. Its a rare podcast that isn't afraid to have the hard conversations with people inside and outside our community.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T16:18:52.681645+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 651 - The Metapopulation Initiative || A New Beginning","slug":"episode-651-the-metapopulation-initiative-a-new-beginning","published_at":"2026-07-02T07:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episode-651-the-metapopulation-initiative-a-new-beginning","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143","url":"https://theoriginsfoundation.org/","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/DC9587/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM5240994986.mp3","summary":"If you’ve never heard of The Metapopulation Initiative (TMI), you are about to hear a lot more about them. The TMI started by Vincent Van De Merwe, was an initiative to expand cheetah conservation in Africa and Asia. Vincent was a mover and shaker and didn't always do things by the book - he was so driven by his passion, that he got frustrated with the bureacracy of the world when it came to cheetah conservation. Vinny was the catalyst for our Panyame Cheetah project, and his tragic death just weeks before our historic move of 16 cheetahs changed our outlook on things. In order to continue his legacy, continue what he championed at TMI we needed to figure out something. We, The Origins Foundation, needed to help. In this podcast, Robbie sits down with the directors of TMI in South Africa and discusses the history and the announcement of TMI's partnership with The Origins Foundation. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org Support our Conservation Club Members! Classic African Hunting: https://classicafricanhunting.com/ 4 Columns Marketing: https://fourcolumns.net/ The Rhino Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/the-rhino-project/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started t…","meta_description":"If you’ve never heard of The Metapopulation Initiative (TMI), you are about to hear a lot more about them. The TMI started by Vincent Van De Merwe, was an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3395,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episodes/episode-651-the-metapopulation-initiative-a-new-beginning/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episode-651-the-metapopulation-initiative-a-new-beginning.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}