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For the Love of Pavlov!

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  • We look at live-action films featuring real animals to look at how they are represented, and what filmmakers get right or wrong about animal behavior. Co-hosts Katie and Norm discuss how movies have influenced our perception of animals and their relationship with humans, for better and for worse.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Katie Newton and Norm Vogele
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Episodes
  • The Birds!

    The Birds!
    Jun 29 2024
    How big of a threat to humanity do birds represent? What could compel birds to attack in numbers? If they turned on us, would we ever truly be safe again? From meet cute to all-out chaos, we experience the rightfully beloved film The Birds and see what holds up and what falls flat.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • War Horse

    War Horse
    Feb 4 2024
    How do you train a horse to plow, much less to function in a cavalry unit? Can horses teach one another to follow human instructions? And perhaps most importantly: why do people always call horses "beautiful animals"? Steven Spielberg's 2011 "War Horse" guides Katie and Norm through these and more Big Questions.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • MVP: Most Valuable Primate

    MVP: Most Valuable Primate
    Dec 15 2023
    Katie's pick of the pod compels them to sit through the year 2000's animal-centric comedy, "MVP: Most Valuable Primate," to watch real living chimpanzees masquerade as human and play ice hockey in Canada.

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    1 hr and 40 mins
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