Episodes 308
Avg. Duration 29m
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Apple Rating 4.7 (33)
Since May 2015
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Knowing Animals is a regular 20 minutes podcast about all things related to animals and ethics; animals and the law; animals and politics; and animal advocacy. It features interviews with academic and animal advocates. It is available free so enjoy!

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S1E250 Episode 250: China's forest frogs with Jin Qian

Jun 01, 2026 42m

On the 250th episode of Knowing Animals, the guest is Jin Qian, a PhD candidate at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands. She researches China's environmental governance and its…

S1E249 Episode 249: Veganarchafeminism with Nathan Poirier

May 04, 2026 39m

On this episode, we speak to Nathan Poirier. Nathan is an interdisciplinary critical animal studies scholar with a background in anthrozoology, sociology, and mathematics. He currently teaches at…

S1E249 Episode 249: Veganarchafeminism with Nathan Poirier

May 04, 2026 39m

On this episode, we speak to Nathan Poirier. Nathan is an interdisciplinary critical animal studies scholar with a background in anthrozoology, sociology, and mathematics. He currently teaches at…

S1E248 Episode 248: Sentientist political liberalism with Eze Paez and Pablo Magaña

Apr 06, 2026 36m

This episode features two guests. Dr Eze Paez is a returning guest; he first appeared on the podcast back in 2018. Eze is Tenure-Track Professor in Jurisprudence and Bioethics of Pompeu Fabra…

S1E247 Episode 247: Animal activism on film with Claire Parkinson

Mar 02, 2026 34m

This episode's returning guest is Professor Claire Parkinson, Professor of Culture, Communication and Screen Studies at Edge Hill University in the UK. She's also the Co-Director of the university's…

S1E246 Episode 246: The Uncanny Gastronomic with Zara-Louise Stubbs

Feb 02, 2026 28m

Today's guest is Zara-Louise Stubbs. Zara is a researcher at the University of York, where she is reading for a PhD in Contemporary Literature. Her thesis is entitled Eating Bodies, Assembling…

S1E245 Episode 245: Animal consciousness with Walter Veit

Jan 05, 2026 36m

Dr Walter Veit is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Reading in the UK. His research concerns the philosophy of science, the philosophy of mind, and applied ethics, and his books include…

S1E244 Episode 244: Insect farming with Dustin Crummett

Dec 01, 2025 36m

Dr Dustin Crummet is an Affiliate Instructor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Tacoma and the Executive Director of the Insect Institute, a…

S1E243 Episode 243: Future animal rights declarations with Doris Schneeberger

Nov 03, 2025 31m

Today's guest is Dr Doris Schneeberger of the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Doris's academic background is in animal ethics and animal organizational studies. We're discuss her 2024…

S1E242 Episode 242: Animals and DEI with Jack Waverley

Oct 06, 2025 47m

This episode's guest is Dr Jack Waverley, a Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing in the Department of Materials at the University of Manchester in the UK. His academic background is in marketing and…

S1E241 Episode 241: Animals in Gaza with Rimona Afana

Sep 01, 2025 40m

This episode's guest is Dr Rimona Afana. Rimona is a Romanian-Palestinian academic, as well as an activist and multimedia artist. Her research addresses war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes…

S1E240 Episode 240: Children's moral circles with Matti Wilks

Aug 04, 2025 34m

Dr Matti Wilks is a social and developmental psychologist who is a reader in psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Her work explores people's moral motivation and actions. This includes lots of…

S1E239 Episode 239: More-than-human design with Stanislav Roudavski

Jul 07, 2025 26m

This episode's guest is Dr Stanislav Roudavski, who is a designer and academic. He leads Deep Design Lab, a research and creative collective that focuses on design for and with nonhuman beings. He is…

S1E238 Episode 238: Snail stories with Thom Van Dooren

Jun 02, 2025 28m

Today's guest is Thom van Dooren. Thom is a Professor of Environmental Humanities and the Deputy Director of the Sydney Environment Institute at the University of Sydney. He summarizes his own…

S1E237 Episode 237: The history of red kites in Britain with Juliette Waterman

May 05, 2025 26m

Today's guest is Dr Juliette Waterman. Juliette is a zooarchaeologist with a particular interest in the archaeology of wild animals in Britain, and especially in birds. She is currently a…

S1E236 Episode 236: The Fabric of Zoodemocracy with Pablo Castello

Apr 07, 2025 42m

On this episode, we speak to Dr Pablo P. Castello, currently a Research Fellow of the Animal Law and Policy Program at Harvard Law School. Pablo is an interdisciplinary political theorist whose work…

S1 Episode 235: Mammoth Blood with Charlotte Wrigley

Mar 03, 2025 34m

This week's guest is Dr Charlotte Wrigley, who is a postdoctoral researcher at the Greenhouse Centre for Environmental Humanities at the University of Stavanger in Norway. She has a mixed academic…

S1 Episode 234: Gender and animals with Chloë Taylor

Feb 03, 2025 34m

This episode's guest is Professor Chloë Taylor, a scholar of gender studies and critical animal studies at the University of Alberta, as well as one of the editors of the Animal Politics book series…

S1E233 Episode 233: Animals and the climate crisis with Richard Twine

Jan 06, 2025 35m

This episode features a returning guest: someone who first appeared on Knowing Animals nearly nine years ago, in February 2016. Dr Richard Twine is a Reader in Sociology at Edge Hill University in…

S1E232 Episode 232: Postanimal companion species with Liza Bauer

Dec 02, 2024 37m

Dr Liza Bauer is the scientific manager of the Panel on Planetary Thinking project at the University of Giessen in Germany, having recently completed a PhD on literary animal studies at the same…

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