All Episodes

Bonus: What the animals have taught me about death & dying (HASN)

Guided Meditation by Dr. Linda Bender

Episode 48: What animals want us to know about death and grief, with Dr. Linda Bender

Episode 47: What happens when a researcher takes animal communication seriously with Viktoria Hinz

Episode 46: Caring for the Instrument that makes Animal Communication Possible with Manjiri Latey

Episode 45: Avantika's Reflections of PhD Fieldwork in India

Episode 44: Avantika & Barbara's reflections of Summer 2025 (Travels & PhD Fieldwork Experiences!)

Episode 43: Your Cat Isn’t Ignoring You, She’s Negotiating Terms - With Abhigna Vaidya (Transcript Available)

Episode 42: The Interconnectedness of All Beings and OneHealth, with Dr. Michael Fox

Episode 41: Elephant Wisdom and Whale Consciousness, with Dr. Barbara Shor and Nita Daryanani

Episode 40: Making Animal Communication Services Available to Animal Shelters with Denise Nestel and Christine Noble Seller

Episode 39: Avantika's PhD update!

Episode 38: Becoming who we're meant to be through animal communication, with Dr. Cara Gubbins

Special Meditation from Thinking Like a Mountain

Episode 37: On deep ecology, ecological identities and the Council of All Beings, with John Seed

Episode 36: Messages and teachings from the whales and dolphins, with Nancy Windheart

Episode 35: Bridging Worlds: Intuitive interspecies communication and conservation, with Sydney Kuppenbender

Episode 34: Profound and life-changing encounters with animals, with wildlife photographer Dan Elster

Episode 33: A sustainability expert's thoughts on intuitive telepathic communication with nature, with Kristina Hunter

Episode 32: Starting my PhD focused on animal communication!

Episode 31: On the Academic Journey to Study Animal Communication with Avantika Mathur on the Dani Fankhauser Podcast

Episode 30: The role of love in intuitive interspecies communication, with Dr. Estella Kuchta

Episode 29: From Science to Spirituality, with Animal Behavior and Emotions Expert, with Dr. Marc Bekoff

Episode 28: On the Spiritual Lives of Animals, Reincarnation, Soul Contracts and Missions, and What Happens when Animals Cross the Rainbow Bridge, with Miki Jacobs

Episode 27: On her groundbreaking new research project on animal communicators, with Dr. Vanessa Wijngaarden

Episode 26: Reflections on Dr. Jane Goodall's 90th Birthday Celebration

Episode 25: On helping dogs thrive and live their best physical, emotional, mental and spiritual lives with Rachel Gabriel

Episode 24: A Scientist's Perspective on Intuitive Communication with Animals, with Integrative Veterinarian Dr. Jeff Feinman

Episode 23: Powerful Meditation-Based Animal Reiki: Spreading Love, Joy, Compassion and Peace, with Leah D'Ambrosio

Episode 22: The Quantum Leap in Animal Healing Techniques with The Emotion Code and Body Code with Dr. Bradley Nelson

Episode 21: The Healing Power of Nature: Living in Deep Connection with Animals, Nature and the Land, with Kari Lesick

Episode 20: Love is the Connection - with Animals, Nature and Each Other

A Special Meditation from Dr. Barbara Shor to Help You Communicate with An Animal

Episode 19: Talking to Trees, from Wildlife Biology & Conservation to Intuitive Communication with Animals, Rehabilitating Land in Collaboration with the Wildlife, with Kara Daniels

Episode 18: Communicating with Animals to Help With Health and Medical Issues, Roles and Responsibilities that Animals Take On, and Challenges in Learning How to Communicate with Animals, with Animal Communicator Laura Appleman

Episode 17: What is Telepathic Communication? In Conversation with Dr. Barbara Shor and the Elephants

Episode 16: On a new book about what the elephants have to share with us, and how we can connect with them on a deeper level, with Dr. Barbara Shor

Episode 15: On Native American perspectives on the natural world, animal stories, the role of human beings, and how we can heal the Earth together, with spiritual leader, permaculture designer and teacher, Dan Wahpepah

Episode 14: Why the University of Saskatchewan is hosting a 5-day Symposium on Animal Communication

Episode 13: Life in animal law, wildlife law and policy, and animal consciousness, with Scott Beckstead

Episode 12: Taking therapy dogs into hospitals, animal assisted intervention research, the human-animal bond, animal obituaries, and leaving no stone unturned with interspecies communication research, with Dr. Colleen Dell

Episode 11: The Joys of Communicating with Animals with Barbara Shor & Janean Strong

Episode 10: Talking with dogs, animal communicators working with vets, empowering families, end of life conversations, and tips for communicating with animals, with animal communicator Liz Murdoch

Episode 9: Our trip to Botswana & South Africa and our biggest takeaways & lessons learned, with your hosts Avantika & Barbara

Bonus Episode with Rebecca Goff on Gratitude as a Pathway to Receiving More from the Animals, Dolphin & Whale Energy & Interdimensional Potential, Encounters with the Cetaceans, and the Differences Between Wild & Captive Dolphins

Episode 8: AquaCranial Therapy with Guidance from the Cetaceans, Working with Dolphins & Whales to Heal Others, Tuning in & Becoming Aware of Our Gifts, Healthy Oceans and Healthy Children, with Rebecca Goff from Hawai'i

Episode 7: What exactly is animal communication, animal psychic versus communicator, communicating with rescue animals, practicing animal communication professionally, free will, ethics and consent, and learning and teaching how to communicate, with Aksha

Episode 6: Recorded in the wilderness of Botswana, on cultivating a passion for nature and animals, visiting Africa and experiencing the wildlife, mobile safaris, and taking good care of the planet with our guide Isaac Tapa

Episode 5: Learning to listen to your heart, tuning into the wisdom and guidance of big cats, and doing rescue and animal welfare work with animal communication, with founder of Panthera Africa Cathrine Nyquist

Episode 4: How animals feel about human consumption of their byproducts, practicing more mindfulness and gratitude, the prey/predator relationship and an excerpt from Dr. Linda Bender's book about consumption, a solocast with your host Avantika

Episode 3: Opening up to Animals as a Pathway to Our Own Spirituality, Being an Empathic Veterinarian, Facing our Fears to Serve a Cause, and Science vs Spirituality with Veterinarian Dr. Linda Bender

Episode 2: May 24-26th, 2022 International Research Symposium on Animal Communication, with Barbara & Avantika, your Podcast Hosts

Episode 1: Introducing Ourselves and Why We Created This Podcast, with Barbara & Avantika, your Podcast Hosts

Trailer: Animals & Us with Avantika Mathur & Dr. Barbara Shor