Seeing Animals https://seeinganimals.podbean.com Prof Annie Berglund takes her students and listeners into the homes and offices of animal activists, researchers, and lifesavers, making visible the unique spaces where animals exist. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:21:02 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Society & Culture 1440 episodic Prof Annie Berglund takes her students and listeners into the homes and offices of animal activists, researchers, and lifesavers, making visible the unique spaces where animals exist. Seeing Animals Seeing Animals No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7285794/Logo.jpg Seeing Animals https://seeinganimals.podbean.com 144 144 Seeing Wildcats Seeing Wildcats https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/seeing-wildcats/ https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/seeing-wildcats/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:21:02 -0500 seeinganimals.podbean.com/62bcdeb1-c4ca-548f-929c-013640d3ae28 Just in time for the binge-worthy release of Tiger King on Netflix, Annie interviews Tammy, founder of Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota. Housing tigers, cougars, lions, and other exotic cats, Tammy tells us about the work of her sanctuary in rehabilitating animals from the unsettling and wild world of illegal exotic pet trafficking. Recorded just days after the sentencing of Joe Exotic, we consider how our own choices on social media and in entertainment can create serious ramifications for beloved species of animals.

]]> Just in time for the binge-worthy release of Tiger King on Netflix, Annie interviews Tammy, founder of Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota. Housing tigers, cougars, lions, and other exotic cats, Tammy tells us about the work of her sanctuary in rehabilitating animals from the unsettling and wild world of illegal exotic pet trafficking. Recorded just days after the sentencing of Joe Exotic, we consider how our own choices on social media and in entertainment can create serious ramifications for beloved species of animals.

]]> Seeing Animals false No 2655 6 full Seeing Carbon Seeing Carbon https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/seeing-carbon/ https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/seeing-carbon/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0500 seeinganimals.podbean.com/bd4f0149-fdda-598f-8b16-1b6d549a0be5 Dr. Ben Houlton, Director of UC Davis' Muir Institute of the Environment, sits down with Annie to discuss the increasing impacts of a changing climate on people, animals, and ecosystems. From growing up in Wisconsin to being on the forefront of innovative climate solutions in California, Ben's knowledge and passion have shaped him into a "climate optimist." In the midst of urgent challenges is a monumental opportunity for humanity.

]]> Dr. Ben Houlton, Director of UC Davis' Muir Institute of the Environment, sits down with Annie to discuss the increasing impacts of a changing climate on people, animals, and ecosystems. From growing up in Wisconsin to being on the forefront of innovative climate solutions in California, Ben's knowledge and passion have shaped him into a "climate optimist." In the midst of urgent challenges is a monumental opportunity for humanity.

]]> Seeing Animals false No 2181 5 full Seeing Pollinators Seeing Pollinators https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/seeing-pollinators/ https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/seeing-pollinators/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0500 seeinganimals.podbean.com/19f8fbd9-95d7-55aa-b6ea-55cb519bf69b Bees: A Comeback Story. This week Annie switches gears from exploring questions of animal rights to examining the movers and shakers of our ecosystem: pollinators. Bridget Mendel of the University of Minnesota Bee Squad explains the symbiotic relationship of bees with, well, everything! A creative writer, she shows us the shifts in our collective imagination of bees through history and literature, while also explaining the unique services offered through the U of M Bee Veterans program.

 

Local shoutout: Vegan East in White Bear & Minneapolis, Minnesota

]]> Bees: A Comeback Story. This week Annie switches gears from exploring questions of animal rights to examining the movers and shakers of our ecosystem: pollinators. Bridget Mendel of the University of Minnesota Bee Squad explains the symbiotic relationship of bees with, well, everything! A creative writer, she shows us the shifts in our collective imagination of bees through history and literature, while also explaining the unique services offered through the U of M Bee Veterans program.

 

Local shoutout: Vegan East in White Bear & Minneapolis, Minnesota

]]> Seeing Animals false No 2321 4 full Seeing Virtue Seeing Virtue https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/seeing-virtue/ https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/seeing-virtue/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0600 seeinganimals.podbean.com/8f6fe436-3ffb-51d0-a067-09b9ba2d6088 Virtue Salon of Columbus, Ohio is a pioneer in humane cosmetics, dedicating their entire operation to cruelty-free and vegan products and services. Annie hears from founder and stylist Melanie Guzzo about the impacts of our beauty and hygiene choices on animals, the environment, and our own bodies.

]]> Virtue Salon of Columbus, Ohio is a pioneer in humane cosmetics, dedicating their entire operation to cruelty-free and vegan products and services. Annie hears from founder and stylist Melanie Guzzo about the impacts of our beauty and hygiene choices on animals, the environment, and our own bodies.

]]> Seeing Animals false No 2287 3 full Seeing Shelter Seeing Shelter https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/seeing-shelter/ https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/seeing-shelter/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0600 seeinganimals.podbean.com/450bec55-a6f3-5828-abcf-7432bc74c8b1 Annie sits down with Elizabeth Feldhausen, owner of Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, to hear how stories of cruelty and neglect can become ones of compassion and hope. With two locations, dozens of adoptable cats, and one very famous 'cat grandpa', Safe Haven works tirelessly to give special needs felines a forever home.

Local shoutout: Wicked Willow in Stevens Point, Wisconsin

]]> Annie sits down with Elizabeth Feldhausen, owner of Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, to hear how stories of cruelty and neglect can become ones of compassion and hope. With two locations, dozens of adoptable cats, and one very famous 'cat grandpa', Safe Haven works tirelessly to give special needs felines a forever home.

Local shoutout: Wicked Willow in Stevens Point, Wisconsin

]]> Seeing Animals false No 1890 2 full Seeing Sanctuary Seeing Sanctuary https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/1-seeing-compassion/ https://seeinganimals.podbean.com/e/1-seeing-compassion/#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0600 seeinganimals.podbean.com/2ccde907-c8cb-58ab-aa12-011f1568fe6c Paramedic by day and activist the rest of the time, Jered Camp of Iowa Farm Sanctuary joins Annie as she considers our moral responsibility to animals in food production. Listen closely for a surprise visit from a rescued piglet named Wilma. 

Local shoutout: J Selby's in Saint Paul, Minnesota

]]> Paramedic by day and activist the rest of the time, Jered Camp of Iowa Farm Sanctuary joins Annie as she considers our moral responsibility to animals in food production. Listen closely for a surprise visit from a rescued piglet named Wilma. 

Local shoutout: J Selby's in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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