Do animals play?
Dr Raoul Schwing of the Kea Lab in Austria joins me to talk about one of his favourite topics, play. Do animals play? Why? And what special purpose does play serve in Kea parrots, one of the smartest ...
27 Jun 202128min
What does a vet and an environmentalist have in common?
My guest today is Dr Simon Doherty of Queens University, Belfast. He talks to me about risks of zoonotic diseases, and how the best way to tackle these, and other public health problems is through com...
13 Jun 202134min
What is sentience anyway?
This month, the UK government introduced a Bill to formally recognise animals as sentient beings. But what does this mean? And why is it important? What animals are sentient, and how do we know? To an...
23 Mai 202125min
Do fish feel pain?
I am joined by Dr Lynne Sneddon, a fish pain and welfare expert, who explains the research she does on fish pain, her incredible discoveries, and how she is using this research to drive welfare change...
9 Mai 202134min
Is the media brainwashing us?
Dr. Judith Benz-Schwarzburg, a scholar of human-animal studies at the Messerli Institute, Vienna, joins me to discuss how the media diverts scruitiny from the meat industry, and how advertisers use cl...
2 Mai 202130min
Are pets the new kids?
A brief history of animal law and I have the privilage of speaking to Professor David Favre, a law professor at Michigan University. He sets out his idea for a new category under the law that would gi...
25 Apr 202133min
What is it like to be a bat?
Evolution has endowed humans and every other living being on earth with a unique set of organs and sensory abilities that allow them to navigate the world. We understand the functions and mechanisms o...
18 Apr 202130min
What is an Animal?
What is an animal? What is it that sets humans apart from other, non-human animals?
5 Apr 202124min
