The Other Animals

The US and Panama have been collaborating for years to control the scourge of screwworms by air-dropping millions of sterilized versions of the creatures every week. Sara Zhang of The Atlantic discusses the ramifications. Plus, we conclude our conversation with …continue

Sports and animals: Footballs, baseballs, and much sporting equipment is constructed from slaughtered animals. Are there alternatives? What about the use of live animals as mascots? We also get our first glimpse at the future of aquatic show parks with …continue

From voting geese to deliberating honeybees, animals practice their own form of democracy. But can they participate in the human democratic process? Can they be considered citizens? Scholar and artist Eva Meijer discusses “an interspecies democracy.” Plus Paul Waldau unpacks …continue

The blight of poaching continues to drive countless species to the brink of extinction. Damien Mander, founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, joins us to discuss his on-the-ground efforts to battle poaching and the upcoming National Geographic documentary “Akashinga.” The …continue

Before there was Beyond Meat or the Impossible Burger, there was Tofurky! This week we speak with Tofurky founder and CEO Seth Tibbott, about his pioneering work in the burgeoning plant-based market and his just-published book “In Search of the …continue