Episode 93: Imagining Non-Speciesism with Michelle Westerlaken
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...
View ArticleEpisode 94: Patricia Piccinini’s posthumanism with Maria Sofia Pimentel Biscaia
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Maria Sofia Pimentel Biscaia. Sofia is a member of the Centre for Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, where she...
View ArticleEpisode 95: Becoming Bat with Angelica Caiza Villegas
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Angelica Caiza Villegas. Angelica is a PhD student in the Department of Cultural Geography at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. We...
View ArticleProtecting Animals 30: Angela Roberts from the Centre for Animals and Social...
This episode of Knowing Animals is from our Protecting Animals series. I am joined by Angela Robert from Uncaged and then the Centre for Animals and Social Justice: http://www.casj.org.uk. This episode...
View ArticleEpisode 96: Imagining Animal Rights with Steve Cooke
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Steve Cooke. Steve is Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Leicester. We discuss Steve’s article ‘Imagined Utopias: Animals Rights and...
View ArticleEpisode 97: Obligations of Assistance and Wild Animals with Catia Faria
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Catia Faria. Catia is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Foundation for Science & Technology at the Centre for Ethics, Politics & Society, at...
View ArticleEpisode 98: Species and Rule-Consequentialism with Eze Paez
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Eze Paez. Eze is a Post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society at University of Minho, which is in Braga, Portugal. Eze...
View ArticleChristmas Special 2018: Naty Guerrero-Diaz from Big Sky Sanctuary
This is a special Christmas bonus episode of Knowing Animals. Happy Holidays! At this time of giving, the team at Knowing Animals brings you a special additional episode of the podcast. This episode...
View ArticleEpisode 99: A Vegan Form of Life with Robert McKay
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am Joined by Dr. Robert McKay. Robert (Bob) is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Sheffield. We discuss his book chapter ‘A Vegan Form of...
View ArticleEpisode 100: The Abolitionist Approach with Gary L. Francione
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Professor Gary L. Francione. Gary is Board of Governors Professor and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Distinguished Scholar in the School of Law, at Rutgers...
View ArticleEpisode 101: Chimpanzee Rights with Jeff Sebo
This week on Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Jeff Sebo. Jeff is Clinical Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of the Animal Studies M.A. Program at New York University. We...
View ArticleEpisode 102: The Ethics of Dog Breeding with Bernice Bovenkerk
This week on Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Bernice Bovenkerk. Bernice is a philosopher at the University of Wageningen. We discuss Bernice’s journal article ‘The Pedigree Dog Breeding Debate in...
View ArticleEpisode 103: A general law against killing with Joe Wills
This episode of Knowing Animals is recorded before a live studio audience at the 2018 Sheffield Animal Studies event: ShARC Tails! I speak to Dr. Joe Wills. Joe is Lecturer in Law at the University of...
View ArticleEpisode 104: The Politics of Anti-Poaching with Francis Massé
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Francis Massé. Francis is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield. He is also part of the...
View ArticleEpisode 105: Extinction, Taxidermy and Nonhuman Animals with Sarah Bezan
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Dr. Sarah Bezan. Sarah is a Newton International Fellow with The University of Sheffield Animal Studies Research Centre (ShARC). We discuss her paper...
View ArticleEpisode 106: Hunting and the art of Walton Ford with Matthew Whittle
In this episode of Knowing Animals we are joined by Dr. Matthew Whittle. Matt is Lecturer in Postcolonial Literature at the University of Kent. We his journal article ‘Lost trophies: Hunting animals...
View ArticleEpisode 107: Horses and War with Donna Landry
In this episode of Knowing Animals we are joined by Prof. Donna Landry. Donna is in the School of English, Rutherford College, at the University of Kent, UK. We discuss her book chapter ‘Horses at...
View ArticleEpisode 108: Speciesism and Prejudice with Kristof Dhont
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Dr Kristof Dhont. Kristof is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Kent. We discuss his journal article ‘Common Ideological Roots of...
View ArticleEpisode 109: Ulysses and Animals with Peter Adkins
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Peter Adkins. Peter is an Assistant Lecturer and Ph.D. Candidate in the School of English at the University of Kent in the UK. We discuss his article...
View ArticleProtecting Animals 31: Michael Dello-Iacovo from the Animal Justice Party (AJP)
This week we are joined by Michael Dello-Iacovo. Michael is a PhD student and also the Animal Justice Party (AJP) for Heffron in the upcoming NSW state election. We talk about the AJP and Michael’s...
View ArticleEpisode 111: Live Animal Exports with Clive Phillips
This week I am joined by Professor Clive Phillips. Clive is Chair of Animal Welfare and Director of the Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, in the School of Veterinary Science at the University of...
View ArticleProtecting Animals 32: Nichola Kriek from SAFE New Zealand
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Nichola Kriek. Nichola is the Head of Education at SAFE New Zealand. SAFE is one of New Zealand’s leading animal protection organisations. Nichola tells us...
View ArticleEpisode 112: Indigenous Struggle and Animal Advocacy with Darren Chang
This week we are joined by Darren Chang. Darren has a Masters in political philosophy from Queen’s University. In this episode we discuss Darren’s upcoming book chapter titled ‘Examining Contemporary...
View ArticleProtecting Animals 33: Glenys Oogjes from Animals Australia
This week on Knowing Animals I am joined by Glenys Oogjes. Glenys is CEO of Animals Australia. We talk about her 3 + decades working for animals. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by...
View ArticleEpisode 113: Critical Terms for Animal Studies with Lori Gruen
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined once again by Professor Lori Gruen. Lori is William Griffin Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan in the USA. We discuss her new book ‘Critical Terms for...
View ArticleEpisode 114: Intersectionality with Nekeisha Alayna Alexis
This week on Knowing Animals I am joined by Nekeisha Alayna Alexis. Nekeisha is an independent scholar. We discuss her upcoming book chapter ‘Beyond Compare: Intersectionality and Interspecieism for...
View ArticleProtecting Animals 34: Pattrice Jones from VINE Sanctuary
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Pattrice Jones from VINE Sanctuary. Pattrice is writer, educator and activists. She co-founded VINE Sanctuary in the US and will be well known to many...
View ArticleEpisode 115: Dignity and Respect for Animals with John Hadley
This episode of Knowing Animals features Dr. John Hadley. John is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Western Sydney. We discuss John’s paper ‘From Welfare to Rights without Changing the...
View ArticleEpisode 116: The War Against Animals with Dinesh Wadiwel
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Dr. Dinesh Wadiwel. Dinesh is a senior lecturer in human rights and socio-legal studies at the University of Sydney. We discuss Dinesh’s monograph ‘The War...
View ArticleEpisode 117: The Flight of Birds with Joshua Lobb
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Joshua Lobb. Joshua is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, in the School of the Arts, English and Media, at the University of Wollongong. We...
View ArticleEpisode 118: Duck Lake with Yvette Watt
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Yvette Watt. Yvette is a lecturer in painting and drawing at the University of Tasmania. We talk about her art project ‘Duck Lake’. You can watch a...
View ArticleEpisode 119: Obaysch with John Simons
This week on Knowing Animals I am joined by John Simons. John is an Emeritus Professor in history, specialising in the history of animals. John is now retired, but most recently was Deputy...
View ArticleProtecting Animals 35: Samui Elephant Sanctuary
This episode of Knowing Animals comes from Thailand where I visited the Samui Elephant Sanctuary: https://www.samuielephantsanctuary.org. I speak to one of the guides about how they care for their...
View ArticleEpisode 120: Animals and Conservation Policy with Helen Tiffin
In this exciting episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Helen Tiffin. Helen is an adjunct professor at the University of Wollongong. We discuss her upcoming book chapter ‘Australian Conservation...
View ArticleEpisode 121: American Cows in Antarctica with Elizabeth Leane
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Professor Elizabeth Leane. Elle is professor of English and ARC Future Fellow at the University of Tasmania. Today we discuss Elle’s article ‘American Cows...
View ArticleEpisode 125: Animal Rights Professionalisation with Corey Lee Wren
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Corey Lee Wren. Corey is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, England. We discuss her book 'Piecemeal Protest: Animal Rights in...
View ArticleEpisode 122: Animal Visions with Susan Pyke
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Susan Pyke. Sue is a Lecturer in the School of Culture and Communications at the University of Melbourne. We discuss Sue’s new book ‘Animal...
View ArticleEpisode 123: Story telling and Animal Voices with Laura Jean McKay
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Laura Jean McKay. Laura Jean McKay is a writer and literary animal studies researcher. Laura is about to take up a position as Lecturer in Creative...
View ArticleEpisode 124: Valuing 'Vermin' with Nicholas Holm
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Nicholas Holm. Nicholas is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at the Massey University. We discuss his journal article ‘Consider the Squirrel: Freaks,...
View ArticleEpisode 126: The Grass Library with David Brooks
This week on Knowing Animals I am joined by author David Brooks. David is a poet and novelist. We discuss his latest book ‘The Grass Library’ published by Brandl & Schelsinger in 2019. This...
View ArticleEpisode 127: Inter-species relationships with Susanne Karr
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Susanne Karr. Susanne is a philosopher and independent scholar. We discuss her upcoming journal article ‘Mirror Reflections as Agents of Connectedness’...
View ArticleProtecting Animals 26: Author Witi Ihimaera
In this very special episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by beloved New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera. Witi has written many books featuring nonhuman animals. He offers us a non-colonial lens through...
View ArticleEpisode 128: Companion Animals and Domestic Violence with Heather Fraser
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Heather Fraser. Heather is Associate Professor in Social Sciences at QUT. We discuss Heather’s new book, co-authored by Nik Taylor, called ‘Companion...
View ArticleProtecting Animals 27: Terry Hurtado from Animal Liberation Federation, Columbia
In this episode from the Protecting Animals series we are joined by Terry Hurtado from Animal Liberation Federation, Columbia. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the...
View ArticleProtecting Animals 28: Artist Angela Singer
This week we are joined by Angela Singer. Angela is an artist. You can view her artwork at her website: https://www.angelasinger.com. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is...
View ArticleEpisode 129: Journalism and Speciesism with Natalie Khazaal
This week we are joined by Natalie Khazaal. We discuss her article 'An Angry Cow is not a Good Eating Experience: How US and Spanish media are shifting from crude to camouflaged speciesism in...
View ArticleEpisode 130: ‘With animal’ with Clare Archer-Lean
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Dr. Clare Archer-Lean. Clare is Senior Lecturer in English at University of the Sunshine Coast. We discuss Care’s article ‘With animal: Exceeding the...
View ArticleEpisode 131: Compassionate Contrarians with Catherine Amey
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Catherine Amey. Catherine is a New Zealand based, independent scholar. We discuss her book ‘The Compassionate Contrarians: A history of vegetarians in...
View ArticleEpisode 132: Animals and Mongolia with Natasha Fijn
This week on Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Natasha Fijn from ANU. We discuss her book ‘Living with Herds: Human-Animal Coexistence in Mongolia’ which was published by Cambridge University Press....
View ArticleEpisode 133: Animal Biographies with André Krebber
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by André Krebber. Andréis assistant professor in social and cultural history and human-animal studies at the University of Kassel, Germany. We discuss his...
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