


This episode of Knowing Animals comes to you from the Rethinking Animality conference in Spain. I am joined by Michelle Westerlaken. Michelle is aPhD Candidate in Interaction/Game Design at Malmö University, Sweden. We discuss Michelle’s article ‘Uncivilising the Future: Imagining Non-Speciesism’ which appeared in the journal Antae in 2017. This episode …continue

Hunting is a key threat to wild animal populations around the world. For the Love of Wildlife wants to reduce Australians impact on the trade of african animals by making it illegal to import and trade their body parts in Australia. We discuss their success in getting a ban on the importantion …continue

Jasmin attends an art gallery benefit for START Rescue and talks to president and co-founder Steve Spiro, and gets some inspiration from artists Donna Dennison and Natalie Ford (3:40). Mariann interviews Katie Gillespie about her new book, The Cow with Ear Tag #1389 (15:40). Mariann covers Rising Anxieties (44:50). Your …continue


In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Jared Margulies. Jared is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield. We will discuss Jared’s article ‘The production of human-wildlife conflict: A political animal geography of encounter’ which appeared in the journal Goeforumin …continue

We chat with Graeme Linsell, a Melbourne-based volunteer wildlife rescuer & carer. He talks us through what’s involved in this critically important role, some of the basic principles, & how we can get trained so that we too can help save lives. Wildlife Rescuers Incorporated (northern & north-eastern suburbs of …continue

Mariann and Jasmin talk about fundraising, speaking gigs, and Selene Nelson. Jasmin talks to Elisa Camahort page about her new book, Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Activism, and Advocacy for All (14:50). Mariann covers Rising Anxieties (1:04:50). Your browser does not support the HTML5 audio player. Join hostesses Jasmin Singer …continue