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Knowing Animals

Josh Milburn
Animal Rights
Critical Animal Studies
Climate Crisis
Gaza
Animal Studies
War Crimes
Ecocide
Animal Welfare
Animal Ethics
Human-Animal Relations
Anthropocentrism
Sociology
Human Rights Violations
Plant-Based Transition
Capitalocene
Red Kites
Children's Moral Judgments
Military Action
Animal Suffering
Animal Consciousness

Knowing Animals is a regular 20 minutes podcast about all things related to animals and ethics; animals and the law; animals and politics; and animal advocacy. It features interviews with academic and animal advocates. It is available free so enjoy!

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On the 250th episode of Knowing Animals, the guest is Jin Qian, a PhD candidate at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands. She researches China's environmental governance and its global implications, with a focus on the intersection of... more

On this episode, we speak to Nathan Poirier. Nathan is an interdisciplinary critical animal studies scholar with a background in anthrozoology, sociology, and mathematics. He currently teaches at Lansing Community College in Michigan. He's the co-edi... more

This episode features two guests. Dr Eze Paez is a returning guest; he first appeared on the podcast back in 2018. Eze is Tenure-Track Professor in Jurisprudence and Bioethics of Pompeu Fabra Universityin Barcelona. He works on questions in moral and... more

This episode's returning guest is Professor Claire Parkinson, Professor of Culture, Communication and Screen Studies at Edge Hill University in the UK. She's also the Co-Director of the university's Centre for Human Animal Studies, which she establis... more

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Recent Guests

Jin Qian
PhD candidate researching China's environmental governance, wildlife in food systems, and animal advocacy; host of Slightly Tofu
Wageningen University and Research; Slightly Tofu
Episode: Episode 250: China's forest frogs with Jin Qian
Nathan Poirier
Interdisciplinary critical animal studies scholar
Lansing Community College, Michigan
Episode: Episode 249: Veganarchafeminism with Nathan Poirier
Eze Paez
Returning guest; tenure-track professor in jurisprudence and bioethics at Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University
Episode: Episode 248: Sentientist political liberalism with Eze Paez and Pablo Magaña
Pablo Magaña
New guest; Irish Research Council postdoctoral fellow at Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
Episode: Episode 248: Sentientist political liberalism with Eze Paez and Pablo Magaña
Claire Parkinson
Professor of culture, communication and screen studies at Edge Hill University; co-director of the University Centre for Human Animal Studies
Edge Hill University
Episode: Episode 247: Animal activism on film with Claire Parkinson
Zara-Louise Stubbs
PhD student at the University of York
University of York
Episode: Episode 246: The Uncanny Gastronomic with Zara-Louise Stubbs
Walter Veit
Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading; author of A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness
University of Reading
Episode: Episode 245: Animal consciousness with Walter Veit
Dustin Crummett
Executive director of the Insect Institute; affiliate instructor at University of Washington Tacoma
Insect Institute; University of Washington Tacoma
Episode: Episode 244: Insect farming with Dustin Crummett
Doris Schneeberger
Research associate at the Institute for Change Management and Management Development, Vienna University of Economics and Business; author of Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals
Vienna University of Economics and Business; Author
Episode: Episode 243: Future animal rights declarations with Doris Schneeberger

Host

Josh Milburn
Host of Knowing Animals episodes

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 180 ratings
  • Inspiring

    I really enjoy the intellectual analysis in these podcasts. I have just listened to the cheese paradox episode with Devon Doherty. Devon was so articulate about the issue and really made the topic zing. Excellent.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Class b
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • opened up a whole new world

    I am a lifelong vegetarian/vegan, and a non-academic—or “layperson” if you will—who only recently discovered the world of animal studies scholarship, thanks in part to this podcast. (I knew there had to be more than just vegan pop culture! It’s a desert out there for the inquisitive, critical thinker who is disillusioned with the same old rhetoric and vegan capitalistic consumerism…) I’m not much of a podcast listener, but whenever I happen to play this one, I am fastidiously note-taking, cross-... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    camellia schinner
    United States3 years ago
  • Best podcast on animal studies

    Highly recommended

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dinsil
    United Kingdom4 years ago
  • Wonderful Podcast

    I have listened to this podcast for many years. It is consistently fantastic. I have learned so much about Animal Studies from many scholars. The hosts, originally Siobhan O’Sullivan, and now Josh Milburn, are thoughtful, super smart, attentive interviewers. I so appreciate both of them. Their styles are different, but they both follow a tried-and-true format that packs a lot of content into a fairly short podcast.

    Currently, this is my favorite podcast in the realm of consideration of non-hum... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mychael McNeeley
    United States5 years ago
  • Excellent podcast, covers a wide range of topics and is very illuminating

    Podcast Addict
    5
    TianyiQ
    5 years ago

Listeners Say

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A must-listen for anyone curious about animal ethics and advocacy.
High-quality production and consistently strong content that educates and inspires.
A credible, rigorous entry point into animal studies for students and professionals.
Thoughtful interviews with expert guests and clear questions drive accessible discussions.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Episode 250: China's forest frogs with Jin Qian
Q: What are you working on next?
She is finishing her dissertation on amphibians and reptile farming, trade, and consumption, with ongoing work on soft shell turtles, giant salamanders, and her podcast Slightly Tofu, plus building a resource directory to support Chinese-speaking animal advocates.
Episode 250: China's forest frogs with Jin Qian
Q: If you had the power to change one thing about the human-non-human animal relationship, what would it be?
She would challenge the assumption that knowing is always good and push for recognizing limits to what we can and should know about animals, and rethinking how knowledge is used in practice.
Episode 250: China's forest frogs with Jin Qian
Q: If you had to name one animal studies scholar who had a big impact on you, who would it be?
Dinesh Wadiwel, whose work on animals as resistant beings and the political economy of knowledge challenged her to reframe thinking beyond sentience alone.
Episode 250: China's forest frogs with Jin Qian
Q: Can you recall the first piece of pro-animal scholarship you ever wrote?
She describes an early essay proposing to foreground animals ontologically in environmental sociology in China and to open discussions about animals within environmental governance, challenging human exceptionalism.
Episode 250: China's forest frogs with Jin Qian
Q: Can you recall the first piece of pro-animal scholarship you ever read?
The first piece was Gary Francione and Robert Garner's Abolition or Regulation, which pushed Jin toward abolitionist thinking while keeping openness to welfare-oriented approaches.

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1. Jin Qian
2. Nathan Poirier
3. Eze Paez
4. Pablo Magaña
5. Claire Parkinson
6. Zara-Louise Stubbs
7. Walter Veit
8. Dustin Crummett

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