Bonus: Kindred Creatures with Monica Murphy and Bill Wasik
Monica Murphy and Bill Wasik join Claudia on the show to talk about their recent book Our Kindred Creatures. They discuss how the late 19th century was a time of immense change for Americans and their relationships with animals became increasingly contradictory.
About Monica Murphy and Bill Wasik
Bill Wasik is the editorial director of The New York Times Magazine. Monica Murphy is a veterinarian and a writer. Their previous book, Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus, was a Los Angeles Times best seller and a finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. They live in Brooklyn, New York.
Featured:
Our Kindred Creatures by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy
Nature’s Metropolis by William Cronon
Bonus: Veterinary Ethics and Animal Welfare with Sean Wensley
S5E5: Animal Testing and its Alternatives with Thomas Hartung
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Thank you to Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics (A.P.P.L.E) for sponsoring this podcast; the Sonic Arts Studio and the Sonic Arts of Place Laboratory (SAPLab) for sponsoring this season; Gordon Clarke (Instagram: @_con_sol_) for the bed music, Jeremy John (Website) for the logo. The show is produced and hosted by Claudia Hirtenfelder.
