Episode 7 of Season 6 – The Animal Protagonist
Surprise guest host, Nanette McCann interviews me about the difficulties and successes of discovering animal friendships.
Guest Host: Nanette McCann joined Homeward Pet as the Executive Director in 2018. It was Homeward Pet’s reputation for community engagement and volunteer dedication that spoke to Nanette’s personal values over her 30+ year career as a non-profit professional.
It was Nanette’s first career in radio broadcasting that actually got her interested in working in non-profit as a career. After 10 years as an on-air personality, championing for many organizations and experiencing the passion and commitment of volunteers and non-profit staff, Nanette made the transition to mission based work.
Nanette is the mom of five human children and two fur-babies, Frankie and Ursula.
Marika’s Book Recommendation: Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism Edited by Lorraine Daston and Gregg Mitman
Anthropomorphism or Egomorphism? The Perception of Non-human Persons By Human Ones by Kay Milton
Host: Marika holds an MA in Anthrozoology, a BS in Zoology, and a CPDT-KA. She has lived in four different countries exploring the many connections between humans and other animals.
Now, she enjoys chatting with academics, authors, nonprofits, professionals, and enthusiasts about their research, stories, and experiences with other animals.
Credits: The Deal With Animals is hosted by Marika. Music was composed by Kai Strandskov. Editing for this episode by Marika Bell
Recording and post production software by Zencastr and hosting provided by Anchor.
This Podcast is part of the IROAR Animals Podcasting Network
This podcast was produced on Historical Tribal Land of the Quinault Indian Nation and The Snoqualmie Tribe Ancestral Lands
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Humans interact with animals every day of our lives. Even those without pets interact with animals in various ways: diet, wildlife, the clothes they wear. Even most medicines use animals in testing or in the medicine itself. This is a podcast about Anthrozoology: the study of interaction between humans and non-human animals.
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