Storytelling Animals
An Environmental Books Podcast
4. "Let Birds Be Birds": On VINE Sanctuary, with pattrice jones
57:38Part 4 of my 4-part series on animal agency! An interview with pattrice jones of VINE Sanctuary. We talk about building a just multispecies community, the trouble with effective altruism, and the sexism of the dairy industry.For more on VINE Sanctuary: https://vinesanctuary.org/For my prior interview with Lori Gruen and Alice Crary: https://shows.acast.com/storytelling-animals/episodes/animal-crisis-a-new-critical-theory-alice-crary-lori-gruenFor their effective altruism book, to which pattrice contributes: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-good-it-promises-the-harm-it-does-9780197655702?cc=us&lang=en&Support this podcast with a monthly donation on Patreon: https://patreon.com/storytellingpodSubscribe to the free weekly-ish Storytelling Animals newsletter: https://apple6.aweb.page/p/de4ee963-cd8d-4ced-9975-e13965236a7dFor more on our June 27 The Plague Dogs book club: https://daytonmartindale.com/book-club/Follow this podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaytonRMartindLike this podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Storytelling-Animals/100078033760061/This podcast is a proud member of the iRoar network of pro-animal podcasts: https://iroarpod.com/3. De-extinction and Jurassic Park, with Matt Haugen
01:12:23I talk about Jurassic Park--both the book and the movie--with Matt Haugen of Terrain. It's a joint episode of our two podcasts, and part 3 of my 4-part series on animal agency. Part 4 of that series is now available to Patreon subscribers: https://patreon.com/storytellingpodFor Matt's substack and podcast: https://www.terrain.news/For my article on de-extinction: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23696294/de-extinction-colossal-biosciences-woolly-mammoth-dodo-ethicsFor my prior interview on Jurassic World with paleontologist Steve Brusatte: https://shows.acast.com/storytelling-animals/episodes/steve-brusatte-rise-reign-of-mammals-dinosaur-jurassic-worldSubscribe to the free weekly-ish Storytelling Animals newsletter: https://apple6.aweb.page/p/de4ee963-cd8d-4ced-9975-e13965236a7dFollow this podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaytonRMartindLike this podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Storytelling-Animals/100078033760061/Learn more about our upcoming book club schedule, and how to join: https://daytonmartindale.com/book-club/This podcast is a proud member of the iRoar network of pro-animal podcasts: https://iroarpod.com/2. Toward an Interspecies Democracy, with Eva Meijer
01:06:57Part 2 of a series on animal agency! An interview with Eva Meijer, author of When Animals Speak: Toward an Interspecies Democracy.For more on the book: https://nyupress.org/9781479863136/when-animals-speak/For more on the author's work: https://www.evameijer.nl/en/indexen.htmlSupport this podcast with a monthly donation on Patreon: https://patreon.com/storytellingpodSubscribe to the free weekly Storytelling Animals newsletter: https://apple6.aweb.page/p/de4ee963-cd8d-4ced-9975-e13965236a7dFollow this podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaytonRMartindLearn more about our upcoming book club schedule, and how to join: https://daytonmartindale.com/book-club/This podcast is a proud member of the iRoar network of pro-animal podcasts: https://iroarpod.com/1. The Creative Lives of Animals, with Carol Gigliotti
01:01:31Part 1 of a series on animal agency! An interview with Carol Gigliotti, author of The Creative Lives of Animals.For more on the book: https://nyupress.org/9781479815463/the-creative-lives-of-animalsFor the author's recent op-ed in The Scientist: https://www.the-scientist.com/reading-frames/opinion-biodiversity-loss-worsened-by-extinguishing-animal-innovators-70535 Support this podcast with a monthly donation on Patreon: https://patreon.com/storytellingpodSubscribe to the free weekly Storytelling Animals newsletter: https://apple6.aweb.page/p/de4ee963-cd8d-4ced-9975-e13965236a7dFollow this podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaytonRMartindLearn more about our upcoming book club schedule, and how to join: https://daytonmartindale.com/book-club/This podcast is a proud member of the iRoar network of pro-animal podcasts: https://iroarpod.com/Re-Release: Emma Marris on Wild Souls
59:32I am republishing my very first episode, an interview with Emma Marris about her book Wild Souls, out newly in paperback. This is because we'll be talking about her book over Zoom at Storytelling Animals Book Club May 2, 8:30 Eastern! Learn more about our upcoming book club schedule, and how to join: https://daytonmartindale.com/book-club/New episodes coming in April.Support this podcast with a monthly donation on Patreon: https://patreon.com/storytellingpodThis podcast is a proud member of the iRoar network of pro-animal podcasts: https://iroarpod.com/Subscribe to the free weekly Storytelling Animals newsletter: https://apple6.aweb.page/p/de4ee963-cd8d-4ced-9975-e13965236a7dFollow this podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaytonRMartind40. Why I Am a Vegan
01:01:05Season 1 finale! A personal history of how and why I became a vegan. For more resources on animal liberation, see my website: https://daytonmartindale.com/2023/02/09/further-reading-on-veganism-episode-40/Support the HarperCollins strike: https://linktr.ee/hcpunion (UPDATE - since I recorded this episode the union has reached a tentative agreement)Support this podcast with a monthly donation on Patreon: https://patreon.com/storytellingpodThis podcast is a proud member of the iRoar network of pro-animal podcasts: https://iroarpod.com/Subscribe to the free weekly Storytelling Animals newsletter: https://apple6.aweb.page/p/de4ee963-cd8d-4ced-9975-e13965236a7dLearn more about our upcoming book club schedule; next up is Matt Bell's novel Appleseed on February 28: https://daytonmartindale.com/book-club/Follow this podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaytonRMartindI'll be back in 2 months!39. Happy Birthday, Virginia Woolf: Animals, Nature, and Modernist Fiction with Bonnie Kime Scott
47:20January 25, 2023, is acclaimed writer Virginia Woolf's 141st birthday! To celebrate, I invited scholar of modernist literature Bonnie Kime Scott to talk about how animals and nature show up in Woolf's work, and how novels can represent other consciousnesses.To read Woolf's "The Death of a Moth": https://www.sanjuan.edu/cms/lib8/CA01902727/Centricity/Domain/3981/Death%20of%20A%20Moth-Virginia%20Woolf%20copy.pdfFor Kime's book: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/4499/For more on Kime: https://kimescott.sdsu.edu/publications.htmlSupport this podcast with a monthly donation on Patreon: https://patreon.com/storytellingpodThis podcast is a proud member of the iRoar network of pro-animal podcasts: https://iroarpod.com/Subscribe to the free weekly Storytelling Animals newsletter: https://apple6.aweb.page/p/de4ee963-cd8d-4ced-9975-e13965236a7dLearn more about our upcoming book club schedule; next up is Matt Bell's novel Appleseed on February 28: https://daytonmartindale.com/book-club/Follow this podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaytonRMartind38. Justice for Animals: Martha C. Nussbaum on Law, Ethics, and Our Collective Responsibility
54:18Martha C. Nussbaum is a professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago, and the author most recently of Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility. On this episode we discuss animal capabilities, the ethics of killing, and how the law can better protect other species.For more on the book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Justice-for-Animals/Martha-C-Nussbaum/9781982102500Support this podcast with a monthly donation on Patreon--help reach 30 supporters by episode 40! https://patreon.com/storytellingpodThis podcast is a member of the iRoar network of pro-animal podcasts: https://iroarpod.com/Subscribe to the free weekly Storytelling Animals newsletter: https://apple6.aweb.page/p/de4ee963-cd8d-4ced-9975-e13965236a7dLearn more about our upcoming book club schedule; next up is An Immense World: How Animals Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong on January 17, followed by Matt Bell's novel Appleseed on February 28: https://daytonmartindale.com/book-club/Follow this podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaytonRMartindLike this podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Storytelling-Animals-10598616533839537. The 2022 Storytelling Animals Book Awards
49:07I read 78 books this year, the most in my adult life, and I want to share some of my favorites, especially some that I didn't get a chance to cover on the podcast! I pick my favorites in the following categories: best overall; 2022 release (fiction); 2022 release (nonfiction); older release (nonfiction); older release (novel); older release (short stories). Plus I list some honorable mentions and share some recommendations from my Patreon subscribers.Support this podcast with a monthly donation on Patreon--help reach 30 supporters by episode 40! https://patreon.com/storytellingpodThis podcast is a member of the iRoar network of pro-animal podcasts: https://iroarpod.com/Subscribe to the free weekly Storytelling Animals newsletter: https://apple6.aweb.page/p/de4ee963-cd8d-4ced-9975-e13965236a7dLearn more about our upcoming book club schedule; next up is An Immense World: How Animals Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong on January 17, followed by Matt Bell's novel Appleseed on February 28: https://daytonmartindale.com/book-club/Follow this podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaytonRMartindLike this podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Storytelling-Animals-105986165338395