2. What is the Optimal Way to Be Angry?

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This episode may not be suitable for our youngest listeners or for particularly sensitive kids. We're discussing animal ethics with author Hal Herzog. In a follow up to our pets episodes, we look at how we treat animals very differently depending on whether we think of them as pe ... Show More

Animals suffer at the hands of humans every day. Not just in factory farms, but also in our homes, where pets don’t receive enough attention or exercise, and in our oceans, where humans disrupt their habitats and ecosystems. To what extent should animals have rights? In this spec ... Show More

People often refer to themselves as cat person or dog person, as well as  meaning that they prefer this animal to the other, it implies that they identify with certain characteristics associated with their preferred pet, dogs are loyal, cats are smart, dogs can be trained to help ... Show More

Most of us feel we face more headwinds and obstacles than everyone else — which breeds resentment. We also undervalue the tailwinds that help us — which leaves us ungrateful and unhappy. How can we avoid this trap? 

Bazı anne babalar der ya sen iyi olursan herkes iyi olur? Bizim de aklımızda böyle kalmıştır. Biz iyi şeyler yaparsak iyi şeyler hep bizi bulur. Ya kötü şeyler bizi bulursa? Bu da bizim kötü olduğumuz anlamına mı gelir? 

Big investors are buying up local veterinary practices (and pretty much everything else). What does this mean for scruffy little Max* — and for the U.S. economy? (Part 1 of 2.) *The most popular dog name in the U.S. in 2022.  

Why do we keep, and love, pets? Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach new vocabulary.