{"id":226677,"date":"2025-12-09T12:14:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=226677"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:35:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:35:38","slug":"livestock-orchid-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/09\/livestock-orchid-podcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts expand livestock, orchid knowledge in podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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CTAHR<\/abbr> Livestock Walaʻau<\/span> and The Orchid Pod.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience<\/a> (CTAHR<\/abbr>) extension agents are stepping behind microphones and using podcasts to educate their communities.<\/p>\n

Livestock Walaʻau<\/span><\/h2>\n
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CTAHR<\/abbr> Extension agent Mele Oshiro, co-host of the Livestock Walaʻau<\/span> podcast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Livestock Walaʻau<\/span><\/a> podcast was launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, when in-person events were halted, and extension agents like Associate Extension Agent Melelani Oshiro noticed a fatigue developing with traditional online formats.<\/p>\n

“We did some webinars, and started to realize that, you know, you get fatigued with too many Zooms and webinars,” Oshiro said. “Podcasts are a convenient way to continue our programs and deliver information focused on the needs of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s livestock community.”<\/p>\n

Download the Livestock Walaʻau<\/span> podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Orchid Pod<\/h2>\n

For horticulturalists and plant enthusiasts, The Orchid Pod<\/a> has offered deep-dive conversations on one of the state\u2019s most popular flowers for more than three years. Co-host and Associate Extension Agent James Keach noted the show\u2019s mission is to bridge a gap in public curiosity and knowledge about the plant\u2019s remarkable history.<\/p>\n

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From left, The Orchid Pod hosts James Keach, Rafaell Rozendo and Caleb Houck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Somene in Hilo I had never spoken to before came up to me and said he was really enjoying listening to the pod as he re-pots his orchids,” said Keach.<\/p>\n

Co-hosted by local entrepreneur Rafaell Rozendo and American Orchid Society judge Caleb Houck, the podcast has built an organically grown audience every month by sharing in-depth growing knowledge and history. It reaches thousands of listeners across Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, the continental U.S. and more than 50 counties around the world.<\/p>\n

Download The Orchid Pod podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CTAHR<\/abbr> extension agents created Livestock Walaʻau<\/span> and The Orchid Pod to educate their communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":226682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[212,9],"class_list":["post-226677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t