Thursday, August 16, 2012

There Will Be Tears


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Everyone wants to succeed, to feel like their lives have amounted to something. When then, do you "make it?" That's the question we tackle today with my two guests. We come from different fields and our perceptions of "making it" turn out to be not quite identical. Really, this episode is about not being a failure and making ourselves proud. Hopefully. [23:18 min]

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Creature Comfort


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Most people like to watch animal documentaries but rare are the folk who are so moved by animals that they just have to learn everything about them, to obsess! This episode's guests are amateur animal experts and I brought them on to discuss two books they're currently working through, Zoobiquity and A Small Furry Prayer. Then we launch into the ethics of zoos and marine aquariums and how/if we can continue to visit Sea World. Warning: this episode also contains elephants. [18:39 min]