{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/631a1654e45ca00012f67fb8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Field Guide to Gay Animals","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/631a1654e45ca00012f67fb8/1718279620308-8d62d1b9d3754a845027cd57a12129e4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Official Selection of the 2024 Tribeca Audio Festival. </em></p><p><em>Selected as one of Apple Podcasts Favourites of 2024 so far.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Strap on your binoculars and lace up your boots: A Field Guide to Gay Animals explores sexuality, gender, and joy in the animal world.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts Owen Ever and Laine Kaplan-Levenson take you on a quest to see beyond the natural world as we know it and into the natural world as it is: queer as f*ck.</p><p><br></p><p>Homosexuality has been documented in over 1,500 species of animals. From gay geese and bisexual bison to lesbian elephant love affairs and all-male, all-whale orgies, expressions of same-sex action in the animal queendom are all around us.</p><p><br></p><p>Owen and Laine are your intrepid guides to investigate this variety of animal behaviors – exploring the depths of the ocean, the heart of the forest, and the bushes in your backyard – to dive deep into nuanced conversations about queerness in the animal world.</p><p><br></p><p>Cheeky and contemplative, curious and raunchy, Field Guide shows you the natural world is more exuberant, more joyful, and more gay than you could possibly imagine.</p><p>Coming in June, 2024.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Artwork features illustrations by John Megahan.&nbsp;</em></p>","author_name":"DoubleDouble Podcasts from Canadaland"}