Claudia discusses wonder with Jules Howard, author of the book Wonderdog. Using his book a backdrop, they discuss how dogs have influenced (and been influenced) by science. Topics include everything from evolution, to love and responsibility. Ultimately they marvel at how much there is we still don’t know about the …continue
Jay Shapiro is an award winning filmmaker, writer, & podcaster. He directed the film Islam & the Future of Tolerance, based around a post 9/11 conversation between Sam Harris & Maajid Nawaz. He produces and creates a wide range of content, writes on his “What Jay Thinks” blog & hosts …continue
Today’s guest is Dr Rachel Robison-Green, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Utah State University. She works in metaethics, ethics, and epistemology. Rachel does lots of really interesting work challenging stereotypes about what philosophers do and who philosophy is for. For example, she has edited or co-edited no fewer than …continue
Kristy Alger joins us for part 2 of our discussion about total liberation and how we can build common ground, and addressing issues of harm that arise in advocacy spaces. Part 1 of our discussion can be heard here: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/total-liberation-kristy-alger Kristy writes her blog Writing Liberation on Medium and her last blog piece …continue
Since its founding in 1986, Farm Sanctuary has advocated for farmed animals and large-scale institutional reform with the ultimate goal of removing animals from the food system. Senior Director of Advocacy Aaron Rimmler-Cohen joins the podcast this week to discuss Farm Sanctuary’s Food Systems Shift program. In our conversation, Aaron …continue
Juliana and author Ray Star examine common reactions to veganism, stereotypes around animal lives, the possibilities for artists to tell vegan stories, and the future they’d like to call in for all earthlings…using a little bit of magick. —- Conversations with Animals is a monthly podcast hosted by Juliana examining our interconnection with …continue
Silvano Lieger is the Co-Managing Director of Sentience, a political animal rights and animal welfare organisation based in Switzerland. In September 2022, they ran a nationwide ballot initiative where all citizens of Switzerland could vote on one of the most important questions for animals: Should we ban factory farming?In this …continue
Corría el año 2015 cuando la protectora que gestionaba las colonias felinas de Sant Andreu de Llavaneres (Barcelona) comenzó a detectar la desaparición de varios de sus gatos. Meses más tarde, una mujer encontró a una gatita con síntomas de envenenamiento en la linde de su jardín. Cristian Recio, en …continue
