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The assumption that only humans can engage in politics—that only humans are 'zoon politikon'—is foundational to the Western tradition of political philosophy. While there is increasing recognition of animals' moral status (both within moral philosophy and at the level of public o ...  Show more

For more than 10,000 years, cats have prowled at the edges of human life. But, starting only a few decades ago, hundreds of millions of them became pets. In Cats: A History (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2026), Professor Rod Phillips shares a sweeping cultural and social histor ...  Show more

Brenda Beck discusses her lifelong work on a Tamil folk legend, resulting in a graphic novel, an English translation and Hidden Paradigms: Comparing Epic Themes, Characters, and Plot Structures (U Toronto Press, 2022) which identifies important symbolic patterns connecting this t ...  Show more

Linda Kohanov is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and pioneer in the field of equine-facilitated learning, where horses help teach people leadership, nonverbal communication, relationship, creativity and other advanced human development skills. Her organization Epon ...  Show more

The author of The Five Roles of the Master Herder and the bestseller The Tao of Equus, Linda Kohanov speaks and teaches internationally. She established Eponaquest Worldwide to explore the healing potential of working with horses and offer programs on everything from emotional an ...  Show more

Liv is joined by Rani Selvarajah to talk about her Medea retelling set in colonial India ( and gods, so much more!). Follow Rani on Twitter and Instagram. Order Savage Beasts in the UK (and Commonwealth aside from Canada) wherever you get your books, or from Blackwell's who ship ...  Show more