For The Love Of All Species

At times, our furry friends bring us joy, pleasure and happiness. Their company is valued, and they too are valued members of our homes. Other times, they bring us closer to understanding why not sweating the small stuff is an important life lesson. As humans we think we have the benefit of being intelligent and rational. But are we alone in that regard? From the social sciences, humanities and art comes an episode full of love for all species. We are joined by the creator of The Species Podcast, Macken Murphy, to discuss his show, his views on veganism, and the intersection of science and the animal kingdom. We are then joined by Tracy for our first round-table discussion. It gets heated as we discuss the merits of cloning, banning certain breeds of dogs, and which species make good house pets (Hint: It’s most definitely not polar bears!).   We thank Michael Harren, a Brooklyn-based composer and performer for letting us play his music on this episode. Michael combines elements of classical composition with experimental electronics and storytelling, to create hypnotic and boldly intimate work that walks the line between Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel and Dead Can Dance. He is also the host on The Mikey Pod. You can find that fine show at mikeypod.com/, and you can find Michael’s music at michaelharren.com. Check out his Facebook page @MichaelHarrenMusic and his Twitter @michaelharren   We included several promos on this episode. Please check out these great shows:   - LiveStream for the Cure 2.0 by Epic Film Guys - BSP: The Idio[t]syncrasy Files - Dimly Lit - Cult of Domesticity - Stranger Lands - Hello Life WTF   Concluding thought: Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened. - Anatole France   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow #PodernFamily #Podmosphere, #UnderDogPods, and #2PodsADay on Twitter and Facebook for the best in indie podcasts. Listen More. Listen Indie.   Cast is a podcasting platform that makes it easy to record, edit and publish a podcast without leaving your browser. Connect with your next big guest today and start your free month of Cast with our referral link: cast.rocks/chronicity   Get your rocket fuel to your life’s journey with Alexander Laurin, certified life coach and the world’s first authentic podcaster’s coach. Find Alexander at: podcasterscoach.com   Want to join the “IMDB for podcasts”? Find new shows, rate the shows you love and do what the cool kids do at podchaser.com. For news & updates: @Podchaser on Twitter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you enjoyed this episode, we strongly urge you to make a donation to the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund and/or the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Please help continue Gord's charitable & activist work. He left us with memories and a lifetime of music to enjoy. Helping the causes he cared about is the best way we can thank him now. https://www.downiewenjack.ca/ https://give.umanitoba.ca/nctr http://secretpath.ca/   Follow us on Twitter: @The_SIM_Pod and on Facebook @thesimpod Email us: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: https://thesim.podbean.com/feed/ iTunes: https://goo.gl/gkAb6V Stitcher: https://goo.gl/PfiVWJ GooglePlay: https://goo.gl/uFszFq Corrections & Additions webpage: http://thesim.podbean.com/p/corrections-additional-stuff/ Please leave us a rating and a review, it really helps the show!   - Intro Music: Song "Soul Challenger" appearing on "Cullahnary School" by Cullah Available at:http://www.cullah.com Under CC BY SA license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ - Semi-Intellectual Musings does not own any of the songs played in this episode. Follow links above for proper attribution.