{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/696568de9ab39048a63ed7f7/69656901be0ffc81fb088054?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gabfest Reads: Why Americans Care About Animals","description":"<p>Emily Bazelon talks with authors Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy, about their new book, <a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634494/our-kindred-creatures-by-bill-wasik-and-monica-murphy/\"><em>Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals</em></a>. They discuss the evolution of animal treatment in America, moral duties to animals, and how to care about more animals than our pets. </p><p><br></p><p>Tweet us your questions <a href=\"https://twitter.com/slategabfest?lang=en\">@SlateGabfest</a> or email us at <a href=\"mailto:gabfest@slate.com\">gabfest@slate.com</a>. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}