The Animal Highlight

Claudia Hirtenfelder

Set around specific themes, The Animal Highlight offers glimpses into the wonderful and complex worlds of animals. This is a spinoff of The Animal Turn Podcast, a podcast that unpacks important concepts in animal studies.

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S4E3 - Pre-Emptive House Finches
Yesterday
S4E3 - Pre-Emptive House Finches
House finches in Mexico City use discarded cigarette butts in the lining of their nests to fend of parasites, Herre de Bondt tells us more abut this interesting behaviour and some of its potentially worrisome impacts. Recorded: 30 October 2023.  Featured: All that breathesLively Cities by Maan Barua.Killer Cities by Nigel Thrift.An experimental demonstration that house finches add cigarette butts in response to ectoparasites by Monserrat Suárez-Rodríguez, Constantino Macías Garcia. Interacting effects of aromatic plants and female age on nest-dwelling ectoparasites and blood-sucking flies in avian nests by G Tomás et al. Incorporation of cigarette butts into nests reduces nest ectoparasite load in urban birds: new ingredients for an old recipe? By Monserrat Suárez-Rodríguez, Isabel López-Rull and Constantino Macías GarciaSmoking and Lung Cancer by Tonya Walser et al. There is no such a thing as a free cigarette; lining nests with discarded butts brings short-term benefits, but causes toxic damage by M. Suárez-Rodríguez, C. Macías GarciaMexico tightens ban on smoking in public places by Will Grant on the BBC Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, executive producer and host Herre de Bondt, co-host and co-editorChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/ Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S4E2 - Composting Worms
Oct 7 2024
S4E2 - Composting Worms
Wormeries are becoming increasingly popular in cities so in this episode Herre de Bondt considers a creature at the center of this trend, worms, and how their lives are entwined with practices of composting.Recorded: 2 October 2023.  Featured: Vermicomposting makes your garden grow on HomegrownEarthworms are more important than pandas (if you want to save the planet) by Sarah Johnson.Waste recycling: Utilization of coffee grounds and kitchen waste in vermicomposting by A.J. Adi and Z.M Moor. Technical and user evaluation of a novel worm-based, on-site sanitation system in rural India by Claire Furlong et al. Reactor performance and pathogen removal during wastewater treatment by vermifiltration by  Arora Sudipti Arora and A.A. KazmiUrban Metabolism with Catherine Oliver on The Animal Turn.Swedish firm deploys crows to pick up cigarette butts by Daniel Boffey on The Guardian Animal waste work. The case of urban sewage management in Sweden by Tora Holmberg. Defending Animals by Kendra Coulter.Feeding the worms by Danusha Laméris.   Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, executive producer and host Herre de Bondt, co-host and co-editorChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/ Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S3E8: Harmed Bears
Sep 3 2024
S3E8: Harmed Bears
In this episode Amanda unpacks how brown bears in Ukraine and grizzly bears in Canada have been impacted by conflict and war. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Bear by Robert E. Bieder How are endangered bears escaping the Russian invasion of Ukraine? By Ben Anthony on Euro News. Ukraine War: Situation and Support for Animals by Four Paws. Bear Sanctuary Domazhyr Grizzly Times Podcast. Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia by Lauren H. Henson et al. How Indigenous knowledge is helping to protect Canada’s grizzlies by Chloe Berge on The National Geographic. How to Decolonize Conservation by Erica Gies in Hakai Magazine. Decolonization is not a Metaphor by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang The Controversial Ski Resort that Will Never Exist by Megan Michelson.  Qat’muk by Ktunaxa Nation  Credits: Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-host Christiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork) Gordon Clarke, bed music composer Learn more about thSend us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.Biosecurities Research Collective The Biosecurities and Urban Governance Research brings together scholars interested in biosecurity.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S3E7: Navigating Salmon
Aug 20 2024
S3E7: Navigating Salmon
Salmon are increasingly intensively farmed and implicated in biosecurity concerns, but they are also animals with amazing biological and social worlds who can achieve incredible feats pf strength and navigation. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Politics of Domestication with Chi Mao Wang on The Animal Turn.Shoalmates with Jonathan Balcombe on The Animal Turn. What a Fish Knows by Jonathan BalcombeSuper Fly by Jonathan BalcombeKontihnawa:ra: Atlantic Salmon on Stones Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate by Mark Kurlansky Collective Navigation can Facilitate Passage Through Human-Made Barriers by Homeward Migrating Pacific Salmon by Connie Okasaki et al Breeding with Farmed Fish is Changing the Life Cycle of Wild Salmon by Adam VaughanSeaspiracyCredits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fifth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Biosecurity,” where this animal highlight was originally aSend us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.Biosecurities Research Collective The Biosecurities and Urban Governance Research brings together scholars interested in biosecurity.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S3E6: Lily and Lizzie
Aug 13 2024
S3E6: Lily and Lizzie
Amanda Bunten-Wahlberg considers the Lily and Lizzie, two pigs who were rescued from Smithfield farms and subsequently caught in the middle of a biosecurity drama. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Animal Farm Activism with Camille Labchuk on The Animal Turn.Luvin Arms SanctuaryThe Whole Hog: Exploring the Extraordinary Potential of Pigsby Lyall Watson.Thinking Pigs: A Comparative Review of Cognition, Emotion, and Personality in Sus domesticus by Lori Marino and Christina M Colvin.  Baby Pig Saved from Factory Farm is so Spoiled Now by Claire Elizabeth Alberts Activists Acquitted in Trial for Taking Piglets from Smithfield Foods by Marina Bolotnikova The Smithfield Piglet Case: Factory Farms and Civil Disobedience by Rachel Robison-Greene  Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fifth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Biosecurity,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 27 October 2022. They are: Animals in PhiSend us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.Biosecurities Research Collective The Biosecurities and Urban Governance Research brings together scholars interested in biosecurity.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S3E5: Resourceful, Respectable Rats
Aug 6 2024
S3E5: Resourceful, Respectable Rats
In this animal highlight Amanda talks about one of the most tested on animals in the world, rats. She discusses how rats have been used in labs and the standardization of their experiences. She contrasts that with the rich lifeworlds of rats who live freely and in multispecies communities. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Epidemiological Dividual with Christs Lynteris on The Animal Turn.Animal Testing and its Alternatives with Thomas Hartung on The Animal Turn. Pleasurable Kingdomby Jonthan Balcombe Rat by Jonathan Burt. Rats! Being Social Requires Empathy by Leesa Fawcett.Lady Bird Animal Sanctuary Pests in the Cityby Dawn Day Biehler Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fifth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Biosecurity,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 5 October 2022. They are: Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.Biosecurities Research Collective The Biosecurities and Urban Governance Research brings together scholars interested in biosecurity.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S3E4: Masterful Mosquitos
Jul 23 2024
S3E4: Masterful Mosquitos
In this episode Amanda Bunten-Walberg gives details into the diversity of mosquito worlds, meals, and physiologies. She focuses on mosquitos who rely on blood to live, unpacking some of the strategies and tactics they use to secure a meal. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Epidemiological Dividual with Christs Lynteris on The Animal Turn.Superfly: The Unexpected Lives of the World’s Most Successful Insectsby Jonthan Balcombe Mosquitoby Richard Jones. Mosquitos sound clips from Free Sound (662969) and Pixabay (105770) Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fifth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Biosecurity,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 29 September 2022. They are: Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.Biosecurities Research Collective The Biosecurities and Urban Governance Research brings together scholars interested in biosecurity.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S3E3: Manifold Crabs
Jul 16 2024
S3E3: Manifold Crabs
Amanda Bunten-Walberg tells us about the incredible diversity of crabs as well as some of their social and physiological characteristics. She focuses on the Green Crab, a species whose adaptability has often also meant they are labelled as invasive. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Feral and Invasive Species with Lauren van Patter on The Animal Turn.Crabby Cynthia Chris.Crabs: A Global Natural History by Peter Davie.  Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fifth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Biosecurity,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 31 October 2022. They are: Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.Biosecurities Research Collective The Biosecurities and Urban Governance Research brings together scholars interested in biosecurity.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S3E2: Flying Foxes
Jul 9 2024
S3E2: Flying Foxes
In this episode Amanda Bunten-Walberg tells Claudia all about bats, animals who have historically been persecuted as threats to biosecurity. Hoping to challenge this reductive way of understanding bats, Amanda talks about flying foxes, large fruit bats, noting how incredibly social and relatable they are. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Bioethics with Jeff Sebo on The Animal Turn.Shimmer: Flying Fox Exuberance in Worlds of Peril by Deborah Bird Rose Bat by Tessa Laird. Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fifth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Biosecurity,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 16 August 2022. They are: Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.Biosecurities Research Collective The Biosecurities and Urban Governance Research brings together scholars interested in biosecurity.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S3E1: Textured Turkeys
Jul 2 2024
S3E1: Textured Turkeys
Amanda Bunten-Walberg joins Claudia to discuss animals and biosecurity. In the first episode of the season she talks about turkeys, animals who are often implicated in biosecurity threats but who – when given the opportunity – live richly textured lives. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Sonic Specimen with Rachel Mundy on The Animal Turn.More than a Meal by Karen DavisThe Secret Lives of Turkeys by Alan KrakauerThe Wild Turkey by A.W. SchorgerVINE Sanctuary Facebook post about Mama-T  Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fifth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Biosecurity,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 21 September 2022. They are:Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.Biosecurities Research Collective The Biosecurities and Urban Governance Research brings together scholars interested in biosecurity.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S2E10: Seismic Elephants
May 28 2024
S2E10: Seismic Elephants
Hannah Hunter unpacks the seismic and infrasonic communication of elephants who produce and listen to sounds beyond human ranges. This season is all about “Animals and Sound” and was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Grad Review with Bailey Hilgren and Hannah Hunter on The Animal Turn.Silent Thunder: in the presence of elephants by Katharine Payne. How Elephants Listen…With Their Feet by PBS. The Secret Lives of Elephants by Caitlin O'Connell.The elephant listening project at Cornell.Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Hannah Hunter, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here. Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fourth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Sound,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 2 May 2022. They are Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.The Sonic Arts of Place Laboratory The SAP Lab provides workspace and equipment for students engaged in sound related activities. Sonic Arts StudioThe Queen’s Sonic Arts Studio (formerly Electroacoustic Music Studio) was founded in 1970.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S2E9: Sonic Spiders
May 21 2024
S2E9: Sonic Spiders
In this this episode Hannah Hunter discusses how orb weaver spiders and ogre faced spiders make use of impressive sonic strategies to hunt. This season is all about “Animals and Sound” and was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Time in the Field with Denise Herzing on The Animal Turn.Outsourced hearing in an orb-weaving spider that uses its web as an auditory sensor by Jian Zhou et al. Ogre-Faced, Net-Casting Spiders Use Auditory Cues to Detect Airborne Prey by Jay A. Stafstrom et al.  Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Hannah Hunter, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fourth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Sound,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 23 March 2022 Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.The Sonic Arts of Place Laboratory The SAP Lab provides workspace and equipment for students engaged in sound related activities. Sonic Arts StudioThe Queen’s Sonic Arts Studio (formerly Electroacoustic Music Studio) was founded in 1970.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S2E8: Aural Butterflies
May 14 2024
S2E8: Aural Butterflies
In this this episode Hannah Hunter unpacks some cool detail about butterflies sonic communication. This season is all about “Animals and Sound” and was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Sonic Specimen with Rachel Mundy on The Animal Turn.Sound Production and Hearing the Blue Cracker Butterfly  by Jayne Yack et al.Bat Communication with Gloriana Chaverri on The Animal Turn.The Sound of Millions of Monarch Butterflies by Phil Torres and the Jungle Diaries Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Hannah Hunter, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fourth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Sound,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 10 March 2022. Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.The Sonic Arts of Place Laboratory The SAP Lab provides workspace and equipment for students engaged in sound related activities. Sonic Arts StudioThe Queen’s Sonic Arts Studio (formerly Electroacoustic Music Studio) was founded in 1970.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S2E7: Powerful Pistol Shrimp
May 7 2024
S2E7: Powerful Pistol Shrimp
In this this episode Hannah Hunter tells us about pistol shrimps, one of the loudest and most powerful animals in the ocean. This season is all about “Animals and Sound” and was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: S4E07: Republic of Noise with Jeremy Gordon on The Animal Turn.The Noisiest Guys on the Planet by Jana WinderenProject Power, a film with Jamie Foxx  Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Hannah Hunter, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/ Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fourth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Sound,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 9 February 2022.  Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.The Sonic Arts of Place Laboratory The SAP Lab provides workspace and equipment for students engaged in sound related activities. Sonic Arts StudioThe Queen’s Sonic Arts Studio (formerly Electroacoustic Music Studio) was founded in 1970.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S2E6: Deciphering Dolphins
Apr 30 2024
S2E6: Deciphering Dolphins
In this this episode we talk about dolphins, some of the sounds they make, and their sophisticated means of communication. This season Hannah Hunter joins Claudia as the co-host of The Animal Highlight, teaching us all about “Animals and Sound.” This season was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast.  Featured: S4E05: Voice with Eva Meijer on The Animal Turn. Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Hannah Hunter, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/ Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fourth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Sound,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 15 January 2022.Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.The Sonic Arts of Place Laboratory The SAP Lab provides workspace and equipment for students engaged in sound related activities. Sonic Arts StudioThe Queen’s Sonic Arts Studio (formerly Electroacoustic Music Studio) was founded in 1970.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S2E5: Amplified Coyotes
Apr 23 2024
S2E5: Amplified Coyotes
In this this episode we talk about coyotes. Also known as song dogs and tricksters, coyotes have impressive vocal repertoires. This season Hannah Hunter joins Claudia as the co-host of The Animal Highlight, teaching us all about “Animals and Sound.” This season was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast.  Featured: S4E05: Animal Music with Martin Ullrich on The Animal Turn.(Re)Storying the More-Than-Human City: Urban Coyotes in Canada by Lauren van Patter. Coyote vocalizations: A lexicon and comparisons with other canids by Philip N. Lehner. Chorus Howling by Wolves: Acoustic Structure, Pack Size, and the Beau Geste Effect by Fred Harrington. Do You Hear What I Hear? Human Perception of Coyote Group Size by Kyle Brewster et al.  Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Hannah Hunter, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here. Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/ Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fourth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Sound,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 15 December 2021. Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.The Sonic Arts of Place Laboratory The SAP Lab provides workspace and equipment for students engaged in sound related activities. Sonic Arts StudioThe Queen’s Sonic Arts Studio (formerly Electroacoustic Music Studio) was founded in 1970.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S2E4: Recorded Ivory-billed Woodpeckers
Apr 16 2024
S2E4: Recorded Ivory-billed Woodpeckers
In this this episode we talk about ivory-billed woodpeckers and how a 1935 recording of them raises questions about whether they are extinct. This season Hannah Hunter joins Claudia as the co-host of The Animal Highlight, teaching us all about “Animals and Sound.” This season was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast.  Featured: S4E04: Sound Archives with Cheryl Tipp on The Animal Turn.Recording of the Ivory Bill Woodpecker by Arthur Allen.Listening for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Sonic geography and the making of extinction knowledge by Hannah Hunter.“The Woodpecker” by Gerard Gorman. Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Hannah Hunter, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/ Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fourth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Sound,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 1 December 2021. Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.The Sonic Arts of Place Laboratory The SAP Lab provides workspace and equipment for students engaged in sound related activities. Sonic Arts StudioThe Queen’s Sonic Arts Studio (formerly Electroacoustic Music Studio) was founded in 1970.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S2E3: Rhythmic Indri Lemurs
Apr 9 2024
S2E3: Rhythmic Indri Lemurs
In this this episode we talk about indri lemurs and their interesting sounds and rhythms. In this season Hannah Hunter joins Claudia as the co-host of The Animal Highlight, teaching us all about “Animals and Sound.” This season was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast.  Featured: Bioacoustics with Mickey Vallee on The Animal Turn. Indri Lemur sound recording by  Mark H. Barsamian and Macaulay Library at the Cornell lab of Ornithology. Giant Lemurs are the First Mammals beside us found to use Rhythm by Jack Tamisiea.  Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Hannah Hunter, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here. Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/  Sponsor:Thank you to the sponsors of the fourth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Sound,” where this animal highlight was originally aired in October 2021. Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.The Sonic Arts of Place Laboratory The SAP Lab provides workspace and equipment for students engaged in sound related activities. Sonic Arts StudioThe Queen’s Sonic Arts Studio (formerly Electroacoustic Music Studio) was founded in 1970.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
S2E2: Ultrasonic Bark Beetles
Apr 5 2024
S2E2: Ultrasonic Bark Beetles
In this this episode we talk about bark beetles who navigate ultrasonic worlds and tell us something about the internal soundscapes of trees.  In this season Hannah Hunter joins Claudia as the co-host of The Animal Highlight, teaching us all about “Animals and Sound.” This season was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast.  Featured: S4E02: Sonic Methods with Jonathan Prior on The Animal Turn“The sound of light in trees” By David Dunn Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Hannah Hunter, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)Gordon Clarke, bed music composerLearn more about the team here.  Support the podcast via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn Buzzsprout: https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/ Sponsor:Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics sponsored the season of The Animal Turn Podcast where these highlights were originally aired. Originally Aired/Recorded: 12 October 2021.Send us a textA.P.P.L.EAnimals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.The Sonic Arts of Place Laboratory The SAP Lab provides workspace and equipment for students engaged in sound related activities. Sonic Arts StudioThe Queen’s Sonic Arts Studio (formerly Electroacoustic Music Studio) was founded in 1970.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.