Walking through London today, you'll doubtlessly hear cacophonous traffic, sirens, construction, countless languages -- all the noises familiar to big cities... but, not too long ago, it would also have been normal to hear the roars of large animals in certain neighborhoods. In the first part of this two-part series, the guys explore the factors that led Lon ... Show More
Feb 24
The Ridiculously Adorable, Feminist History of Kewpie Dolls
When illustrator and novelist Rose O'Neill first debuted the Kewpie cartoons in 1909, these loveable little characters took the world by storm. Yet O'Neill didn't stop there. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max learn the surprisingly inspiring and feminist story of the Kewpie d ... Show More
33m 59s
Sep 2021
ABCs in Europe: Abnormally Big Cats
<p>For decades, people across the United Kingdom have been reporting something strange: enormous, cat-like beasts popping up on the edges of cities, only to disappear without a trace. In today's episode, the guys dive into one of the strangest cryptid tales of the modern day -- A ... Show More
53m 47s
Nov 2023
Trouve-t-on des animaux fantastiques dans toutes les cultures ? - Entretien avec Hélène Bouillon
<p>Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour ! </p><p>J’ai reçu il y a quelques temps Hélène Bouillon, commissaire de l’exposition temporaire sur les animaux fantastiques du Louvre Lens, avec qui cet entretien est en partenariat. Ça a été l’occasion de parler de ces êtres imaginaires ... Show More
4m 46s
Dec 2020
The Trouble with America’s Captive Tigers
Less than 4,000 tigers live in the wild, but experts say there may be more than 10,000 captive in the U.S., where ownership of big cats is largely unregulated. Overheard’s Peter Gwin talks with National Geographic Channel's Mariana van Zeller about her investigation into tiger tr ... Show More
30m 21s
Oct 2021
How dogs shaped city life
Chris Pearson talks to Elinor Evans about his latest book, Dogopolis, which explores how human-canine relationships shaped urban living in three cities – New York, Paris and London – in the late 19th and 20th centuries, from differing attitudes towards pets and strays, to their r ... Show More
33m 44s
Mar 2021
Legends of Kingfishers, Otters, and Red-Tailed Hawks
Photographer Charlie Hamilton James chronicles his days ditching high school to hide out by the river near his home in Bristol, England, to snap photos of brilliantly plumed kingfishers dive-bombing for fish—“delinquent behavior” that somehow led to a job making films for the BBC ... Show More
25m 15s
Apr 2018
SYMHC Classics: Here, Kitty Kitty, the Domestication of the Cat
Today, we're going back to an episode about kitties in history! The human culture shift to an agricultural lifestyle started the domestication of animals. Cats naturally moved in to help with rodents. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee o ... Show More
21m 52s