Episode 299: PERRIN IRELAND talks queer animals, feminist science, parthenogenesis and MORE

We are over the moon to welcome noted Sagittarius Perrin Roosevelt Ireland to talk about queer animals, parthenogenesis, elephant seal gender roles and MORE. Plus! Nicole's current animal obsessions, our graphic memoir community, and how to handle climate grief. Perrin's new book, Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn From Animal Sex is out now with Norton!      Perrin Roosevelt Ireland is an artist and environmentalist. For a decade, she worked at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), ultimately as deputy to the executive director. Her artwork has been published in Discover, Nature, Scientific American, and The Rumpus. She serves on the board of the Roosevelt Institute, was an inaugural Artist in Residence at the New York Aquarium and is a Banff Graphic Novel Resident. Perrin lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her cats (and muses) Ursula and Pudge.   Find Perrin, her books and the Society to Save Slap and Tickle at experrinment.com.      Sagittarian Matters is hosted & produced by Nicole J. Georges with help from Ponyo Georges.  Our executive producer is Chris Sutton, and the podcast is edited by Shanna Polley. Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs composed and performed our theme music. Please leave your 5 star reviews for us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and  Find us on instagram @sagittarian Matters and on patreon patreon.com/nicolejgeorges.       Sagittarian Matters is hosted & produced by me, Nicole J. Georges with help from Ponyo Georges.  Our executive producer is Chris Sutton, and today’s episode was edited by me. Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs composed and performed our theme music. Please leave your 5 star reviews for us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and  Find us on instagram @sagittarian Matters and on patreon patreon.com/nicolejgeorges. See you next time.