The Animal Turn

S8E10: Grad Review with Gina Song Lopez and Taylor Jobling

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gina Song Lopez, researching vegan movements in Taiwan and China through the lens of local culture and social media, and Taylor Jobling, a law lecture...

S8EB: Monstrous Others with Rachel Dean-Ruzicka

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We explore how Stranger Things signals a new monstrous moment, moving from unknowable creatures to human-made villains, and what that shift says about...

S8E9: News with Shatabdi Chakrabarti, Jessica Scott-Reid, and Jan Dutkiewicz

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we bring together a photojournalist from India, a Canadian columnist, and a political scientist/reporter to discuss animals and the ne...

S8E8: Film and TV with Lynda Korimboccus and Akita Rathour

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Akita Rathour and Lynda Korimboccus join Claudia to discuss the interconnections of film, tv, and animals. Together they touch on ever...

S8E7: Social Media with Laura Fernández, Amanda Weiss, and Siobhan Speiran

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests Laura Fernández, Amanda Weiss, and Siobhan Speiran join Claudia to discuss case studies as wide ranging as Japanese animal cafes, Spanish bull...

S8E6: Podcasting and Education with María Carreras and Kate Acton

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We celebrate 100 episodes by asking how podcasting can teach, build community, and improve animal welfare across languages, disciplines, and daily rou...

S8E5: Gaming with Keung Yoon Bae, Osvaldo Cleger, and Michael Rübsamen

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gaming is one of the most consumed forms of media globally making it an omportant space from to explore human-animal relations. In this episode, media...

S8E4: Popular Media and Pests with Lu Liu, Debra Merskin, and Emily Major

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we animals, power, and popular media. Emily Major, Debra Merskin, and Lu Liu help to think through how animals are manufactured as “...

S8E3: Rhetoric and Supremacy with S. Marek Muller, David Rooney, and Lauren Corman

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss how rhetorical constructions of animality, and humanity are mobilized to serve specific power structures, including white s...

S8E2: (Mis)representation and Activism with Christopher Eubanks and Carrie Freeman

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Carrie Freeman and Christopher Eubanks join Claudia on the show to explore animal (mis)representation in media. They examine some of the ways in which...

S8E1: Trans-Speciesism and the MARS Test with Natalie Khazaal, Tobias Linné, and Ellen Gorsevski

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Animal Turn podcast launches Season 8 with a dive into the intersections of media, racism, and speciesism. Tobias Linné, Ellen Gorsevski, and Nat...

Bonus: Death with Katja M. Guenther and Julian Paul Keenan

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Death permeates our relationships with animals, yet we rarely confront the complex ethical questions it raises. In this conversation with Katja Guenth...

Bonus: FarmKind and Effective Altruism with Thom Norman

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thom Norman joins Claudia on the show to discuss the work of FarmKind and the tenets of effective altruism. They talk about FarmKind’s compassion ca...

Bonus: Sensory Pollution with Brett Seymoure and Jennifer Phillips

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this crossover episode from The Deal With Animals Podcast, Marika S. Bell talks to two experts about the impacts of sensory pollution on animals. S...

Bonus: Big Cat Trade with Vanessa Amoroso

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The global big cat trade encompasses both legal and illegal networks, with South Africa standing as the world's largest exporter of big cats incl...

S7E10: Grad Review with Rashmi Singh Rana and Priyanshu Thapliyal

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 Rashmi Singh Rana and Priyanshu Thapliyal join Claudia on the show to discuss some of the key themes to emerge in Season 7, Animals and Multispecies...

S7E9: Dogs’ Health with Jessica Pierce

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Jessica Pierce joins Claudia to explicitly discuss dogs’ health. They discuss everything from end-of-life care for dogs, to breeding...

S7E8: Pavlov’s Dogs with Matthew Adams

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Adams joins Claudia on the show to talk about the dogs who were used by Ivan Pavlov in his extensive laboratory operations in St Petersburg. T...

S7E7: Urban Health Histories with Heeral Chhabra

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we delve into how urban health histories can help us to understand changing multispecies health. Heeral Chhabra tells us how the welfa...

S7E6: Compassionate Conservation with Daniel Ramp

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode dives into the principles of compassionate conservation, emphasizing the importance of recognizing individual lives and experiences in co...

S7E5: Marginalized Multispecies Collectives with Oswaldo Santos Baquero

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a conversation with Oswaldo Santos Baquero about marginalized multispecies collectives. He explains the complexities of biological taxonom...

S7E4: Behavioural Ecology with Anindita Bhadra

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anindita Bhadra joins Claudia on the show to explain what behavioural ecology is and how it has been applied to understanding the free-roaming dogs in...

S7E3 - Species Story with Mariam Fraser Motamedi

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mariam Motamedi-Fraser joins us in the show to discuss ‘species story’ a concept she developed in her book Dog Politics. We discus...

S7E2 - Healthy Publics with Melanie Rock and Gwendolyn Blue

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gwendolyn Blue and Melanie Rock join Claudia on the show to discuss ‘healthy publics.’ They explore how the idea of ‘public health’ has persis...

S7E1: Multispecies Health with Guillem Rubio-Ramon and Krithika Srinivasan

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Guillem Rubio-Ramon and Krithika Srinivasan join Claudia to kick of Season 7 which is focused on “multispecies health.” They discuss human-dog rel...

Bonus: Exploring Dog Cognition with Alexandra Horowitz

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to scientist and author, Alexandra Horowitz about dogs’ cognition. They discuss everything from dogs’ sense of smell and capacity to...

Bonus: Kindred Creatures with Monica Murphy and Bill Wasik

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Monica Murphy and Bill Wasik join Claudia on the show to talk about their recent book Our Kindred Creatures. They discuss how the late 19th century wa...

Bonus: Animals in Media

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bonus: Animals in MediaTogether with Arukah Animal International, The Animal Turn co-hosted a panel discussion focused on "Animals in Media"...

Bonus: The Salmon People Podcast with Sandra Bartlett

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning journalist Sandra Bartlett joins us to uncover the unsettling realities of fish farming in British Columbia with her impactful podcast, ...

Bonus: Creativity with Carol Gigliotti

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Using Carol Gigliotti’s book “The Creative Lives of Animals” as a backdrop,  this episode explores animals and the creative process.  From the...

Bonus: Veterinary Ethics and Animal Welfare with Sean Wensley

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Using his book Through a Vet’s Eyes as a backdrop, Claudia talks to Sean Wensley about veterinary ethics and animal welfare. They discuss some of Se...

S6EB: Problematization with Claudia Hirtenfelder

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the years Claudia has mentioned her PhD research and journey, in this episode Catherine Oliver takes over as host and interviews Claudia about he...

S6E10: Grad Review with Virginia Thomas and Darren Chang

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this ‘Grad Review’ Claudia talks to Virginia Thomas and Darren Chang, two early career researchers interested in animals and politics. Together...

S6E9: International Relations with Andrea Schapper

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Andrea Schapper about animals and international relations with an explicit focus on the United Nations. They discuss how animal right...

S6E8: Re-Animalization with Krithika Srinivasan

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Krithika Srinivasan joins Claudia on the show to talk about re-animalization, a concept that challenges the dominant ways in which human wellbeing are...

S6E7: Animal Photojournalism with Jo-Anne McArthur

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to renowned photographer Jo-Anne McArthur about the power of images in political change for animals. They unpack what animal photojourna...

S6E6: Social Movement Mobilization and Feminism with Corey Lee Wrenn

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia talks to Corey Lee Wrenn about two concepts that are central to her work in animal studies: social movement mobilization and f...

S6E5: Abolition with Gary Francione

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to lawyer and philosopher Gary Francione about abolition. Gary provides an overview of how ideas related to animals have emerged and cha...

S6E4: Violence with Dinesh Wadiwel

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Dinesh Wadiwel discusses how violence is an important concept in political theory. He outlines how violence can be intersubjective, st...

S6E3: Moral Imagination and Habitat Rights with Steve Cooke

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Steve Cooke discusses the significance of philosophy in helping to foster moral imagination. Such imagination allows for conceptual de...

S6E2: Cosmopolitanism with Angie Pepper

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Claudia talks to Angie Pepper about cosmopolitanism. Angie explains how despite cosmopolitans having an expansive view of justice, an...

S6E1: Politics with Will Kymlicka

22 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia launches Season 6 by talking to Will Kymlicka about politics. They discuss how animals remain largely sidelined in political philosophical tho...

News: The Animal Turn Shortlisted in the International Women's Podcasting Awards

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Animal Turn has been shortlisted in two categories of the upcoming International Women's Awards to be held on the 6th of November 2023. You c...

Bonus: Interference with Paul Watson

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode Claudia talks to Captain Paul Watson about the concept of interference. They discuss his recent book Hitman for the Kindness Clu...

Bonus: Phoenix Zones with Hope Ferdowsian

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia talks to public health expert Hope Ferdowsian about Phoenix Zones, a concept that captures places and practices that advance t...

Bonus: Justice with Josh Milburn

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcaster and philosopher Josh Milburn is on the Animal Turn to talk about his latest book and how the concept of justice is central to imagining a fu...

Bonus: Mother with Yamini Narayanan

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yamini Narayanan is back on the show, this time to talk to Claudia about her book Mother Cow, Mother India. They focus their discussion on the concept...

Bonus: Koalas with Danielle Clode

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode Claudia talks to Danielle Clode about her recent book on koalas. They talk about koalas’ incredible bodies and some of their s...

Bonus: Wonder (dog) with Jules Howard

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia discusses wonder with Jules Howard, author of the book Wonderdog. Using his book a backdrop, they discuss how dogs have influenced (and been i...

Bonus: Animals and Tourism with Carol Kline and Jes Hooper

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode Claudia talks to Carol Kline and Jes Hooper about why it is important to think about animals in relation to tourism. They touch ...

S5E10: Grad Review with Oliver French and Amanda Bunten-Walberg

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this final episode of the season Claudia talks to Amanda Bunten-Walberg and Oliver French, two fellow graduate students with interests in biosecuri...

S5E9: One Health with Nina Jamal

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia speaks to Nina Jamal about One Health. They discuss the changing definition of One Health and its significance for biosecurity...

S5E8: Community Led Conservation with Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka about community led conservation. They discuss her work with gorillas in Bwindi National Park and how helping ...

S5E7: Politics of Domestication with Chi Mao Wang

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia chats to Chi Mao Wang about “the politics of domestication” which involves talking about the global-agri food industry, th...

S5E6: Animal Farm Activism with Camille Labchuk

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Camille Labchuk about the two recent legal cases at Smithfield and Excelsior which involved animal activism on pig farms in North Ame...

S5E5: Animal Testing and its Alternatives with Thomas Hartung

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Thomas Hartung about animal testing in pharmacology and toxicology. They discuss how animal testing involves a weighing of values as ...

S5E4: Epidemiological dividual with Christos Lynteris

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Christos Lynteris, an anthropologist with a long history of researching some of the interconnections between animals and disease. In ...

S5E3: Feral and Invasive Species with Lauren van Patter

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Lauren van Patter about the concepts of feral and invasive species. They touch on the differences between the two concepts and consid...

S5E2: Bioethics with Jeff Sebo

23 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia talks to Jeff Sebo about bioethics and how it straddles both health and environmental ethics. They touch on some of the ground...

S5E1: Biosecurity with Steve Hinchliffe

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia launches season 5 of The Animal Turn with a conversation on biosecurity with Steve Hinchliffe, a renowned geographer. They discuss how biosecu...

Bonus: Sentientism with Jamie Woodhouse

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode Claudia talks to Jamie Woodhouse about his podcast Sentientism. Most of the episode is concerned with sentientism as a concept a...

Bonus: Critical Animal Theory with Lori Gruen and Alice Crary

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode Claudia talks to Alice Crary and Lori Gruen about their recent book “Animal Crisis: A New Critical Theory.” They touch on wh...

S4E10: Grad Review with Bailey Hilgren and Hannah Hunter

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this final episode of Season 4 two graduate students, Hannah Hunter and Bailey Hilgren, chat with Claudia about some of the core themes and tension...

S4EB - Bat Communication with Gloriana Chaverri

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to conservationist and ecologist Gloriana Chaverri about the numerous and diverse ways in which bats communicate. This bonus episode dev...

S4E9: Time in the field with Denise Herzing

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Denise Herzing about her decades of fieldwork with Atlantic Spotted Dolphins in the Bahamas. They touch on some of what she has learn...

S4E8: Sonic Specimen with Rachel Mundy

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia chats to Rachel Mundy about the concept “Sonic Specimen” they talk about the historical categorisation of sound illustrate...

S4E7: Republic of Noise with Jeremy Gordon

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Jeremy Gordon about the concept “Republic of Noise”. They discuss the relationship between noise and politics and think through h...

S4E6: Voice with Eva Meijer

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Eva Meijer about voice as a concept that helps us to think about animal sounds and practices in a more politicised way. Eva touches o...

S4E5: Animal Music with Martin Ullrich

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia talks to musicologist Martin Ullrich about animals and music. Together they touch on the multiple ways in which music and anim...

S4E4: Sound Archives with Cheryl Tipp

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia talks to Cheryl Tipp about sound archives, how they are managed and the ways in which animal studies scholars might use them i...

S4E3: Bioacoustics with Mickey Vallee

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia continues the focus on methodology as it relates to animals and sound. This time Mickey Vallee joins The Animal Turn to talk a...

S4E2: Sonic Methods with Jonathan Prior

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia talks to Jonathan Prior about sonic methods and together they try to explore the ways in which methods such as recording, soun...

S4E1: Soundscapes and Soundscape Ecology with Bryan Pijanowski

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this first episode of season 4, Claudia speaks to Bryan Pijanowski about soundscapes and sound ecology. They discuss what soundscapes are, how to s...

The Animal Turn (S4 Trailer)

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Animals are increasingly at the forefront of research questions – not as shadows to human stories, or as beings we want to understand biologically, ...

S3E10: Grad Review with Anmol Chowdhury and Shubhangi Srivastava

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia reviews Season 3 with Shubhangi Srivastava and Anmol Chowdhury, currently PhD Candidates in the ERC funded project titled Urban Ecologies. Tog...

S3E9: Re-Design with Michelle Westerlaken

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia speaks to Michelle Westerlaken about the concept of Re-Design and how design can be used to generate multispecies worlds and opportunities. Th...

S3E8: Urban Animal History with Philip Howell

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia speaks to Philip Howell about urban animal history. Together they discuss the significance of geography in prying apart the ma...

S3E7: Multispecies Commons with Marcus Baynes-Rock

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Marcus Baynes-Rock about his work with urban hyenas in Harar, Ethiopia. They discuss how these animals navigate the urban and then de...

S3E6: Informality with Yamini Narayanan

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Yamini Narayanan about the concept of informality and how it can be used to unpack, complicate and understand urban-animal relations....

S3E5: Urban Metabolism with Catherine Oliver

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Metabolism is an increasingly important concept in understanding how cities operate. Claudia chats with Catherine Oliver about the concept of urban me...

S3E4: Urban Biopolitics with Krithika Srinivasan

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Krithika Srinivasan about the concept of biopolitics and how it could be used to understand multi-species urban relations. They touch...

S3E3: Invisiblized Animals with Paula Arcari

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia chats with Paula Arcari about the animals and how animals are rendered invisible in the urban – not only materially but epistemically and et...

S3E2: Pervasive Captivity with Nicolas Delon

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia talks to Nicholas Delon about ‘pervasive captivity’. Moving beyond a conception of captivity as only including those ‘be...

S3E1: Right to the City with Marie Carmen Shingne

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Claudia speaks to Marie Carmen Shingne about the concept ‘Right to the City’ and how it could be applied to animals. They open up ...

The Animal Turn

27 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Animals are increasingly at the forefront of research questions – not as shadows to human stories, or as beings we want to understand biologically, ...

S2E10: Grad Review with Pablo Perez Castello, Siobhan Speiran, and Joshua Jones

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this final episode of Season 2, Claudia talks to Joshua Jones, Siobhan Speiran, and Pablo Perez Castello about the theme of Animals and Experience....

S2E9: Survivors with pattrice jones

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode explores a concept that works to highlight the experiences of animals caught up in human systems that oppress animals. Claudia talks to p...

S2E8: Shoalmates with Jonathan Balcombe

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Jonathan Balcombe about fishes and their varied and incredible experiences. Using the concept of ‘shoalmates’ as a launch pad, th...

S2E7: Political Multispecies Communities with Sue Donaldson

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After unpacking what constitutes a multispecies community, Sue Donaldson explains why it is important to consider how politics works to make sure that...

S2E6: Interspecies Subjectivity with Lauren Corman

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia speaks to Lauren Corman about interspecies subjectivity unpacking what subjectivity itself could mean and why it is so important to consider h...

S2E5: Intimate Geography with Kathryn Gillespie

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia chats with Kathryn Gillespie about the ways in which the geography in general and the concept of intimate geography in particular aid in gener...

S2E4: Animal Art and Aesthetics with Jeffrey Bussolini

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Jeffrey Bussolini, a phenomenologist with a keen interest in feline experiences, about how art and aesthetics can provide a novel way...

S2E3: Animal Culture with Carl Safina

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to well-known author Carl Safina about ‘animal culture’ and how culture is a crucial part of how some animals come to understand and...

S2E2: Cognitive Ethology with Marc Bekoff

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Claudia talks to Marc Bekoff about the field of ‘cognitive ethology’ and how researchers can better learn about animals through a...

S2E1: Phenomenology with Zipporah Weisberg

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

S2E1: Phenomenology with Zipporah WeisbergIn the first episode of Season 2, which is focusing on ‘Animals and Experience’, Claudia speaks to indep...

S1E10: Grad Review with Hira Jaleel and Paulina Siemieniec

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this final episode of Season 1, Claudia talks to Paulina Siemieniec and Hira Jaleel about the theme of Animals and the Law. Together they unpack so...

S1E9: Liberty with Valéry Giroux

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Valéry Giroux about liberty and how it relates to animals and the law. Valéry unpacks some of the debates and tensions that arise w...

S1E8: Autonomy with Frédéric Côté-Boudreau

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia talks to Frédéric Côté-Boudreau about autonomy and how it relates to animals. They highlight some of the tensions with considering animals...

S1E7: Animal Warfare Law with Saskia Stucki

07 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia speaks to Saskia Stucki, who sees overlaps between International Humanitarian Law and Animal Welfare Law as providing fertile ground for legal...

S1E6: Ag-Gag Laws with Siobhan O’Sullivan

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia speaks to Siobhan O’Sullivan about Ag-Gag laws with a particular focus on how they are manifesting in Australia. They also touch on some of ...