Best DeVon J Podcasts (2024)

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Episode #187: Destruction and Diplomacy with Dr. Gilbert Doctorow 30:15

1M ago30:15

30:15

Today we talk to international affairs specialist Dr. Gilbert Doctorow to discuss recent battlefield events in the Ukraine-Russia war, the possibility of a diplomatic completion to the war, and delving into Russia-China and Russian-North Korean relations. Shownotes Gilbert Doctorow Gilbert Doctorow Substack Episode #162: US/NATO-Russia Conflict wit…

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Episode #186: Debates and Debacles with Dan Welch 1:04:25

1M ago1:04:25

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We chat with independent political analyst and friend of the show Dan Welch to have a free flowing conversation regarding the 2024 Presidential election and the recent Biden-Trump debate. Shownotes Dan Welch Interview with Press TV on Trump-Biden Debate June 28, 2024

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Episode #185: On Stalin (Part 7: Holodomor) 1:29:04

2M ago1:29:04

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Today we discuss the Holodomor famine, what caused it, the response to it, and its relevance in contemporary politics. We also talk about the difference between socialism and fascism and how there has been a concerted effort to equate the two ideologies. Shownotes Further Reading Khrushchev's Secret Speech, 'On the Cult of Personality and Its Conse…

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Episode #184: 2024 Elections with Mark Provost 1:31:06

2M ago1:31:06

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Today we sit down with friend of the show, activist Mark Provost, to discuss the 2024 Presidential elections. In this episode we touch on a variety of topics: the Israel-Gaza war, the overall economy, housing, and voters who are not fond of Trump or Biden and how all of these flow into and can affect the upcoming election cycle. Shownotes The Color…

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Insights From the Bench with Judge Melissa Owens 1:14:45

3M ago1:14:45

1:14:45

By Justin Kallal

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Episode #183: Israel's War on Gaza, 2024 Elections with Margaret Kimberley 58:59

7M ago58:59

58:59

Today we talk to Margaret Kimberley, the Executive Editor and Senior Columnist of Black Agenda Report, discussing Israel's war on Gaza and the larger political situation surrounding it as well as delving into the 2024 elections with the seeming match-up between Trump and Biden and the issue with the push to take Trump off the election ballot. Shown…

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Episode 229: What are animal rights for? With Steve Cooke 32:13

8M ago32:13

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Dr Steve Cooke is an Associate Professor of Political Theory in the School of History, Politics, and International Relations at the University of Leicester. His work addresses animal rights, and how we (individually and collectively) should act given that our political communities are not friendly to animals. On this episode, we talk about Steve's …

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Episode 228: An animal rights archive with Kim Stallwood 30:16

9M ago30:16

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This episode features the independent activist and academic Kim Stallwood. After becoming involved in animal rights campaigning in the 1970s, Stallwood began archiving material relating to the movement. Much of this media is now available to researchers as part of the Kim Stallwood Archive at the British Library. In this episode, we discuss his arc…

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Episode 227: Killing animals in shelters with Angie Pepper 37:57

9M ago37:57

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Dr Angie Pepper in a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Roehampton in the UK. She works in moral and political philosophy, and has published papers on, among other topics, animals’ right to privacy, animals’ political agency, and what we owe to animals in light of climate change. In this episode, we discuss the collection The Ethics of Ani…

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Episode 226: New omnivorism with Christopher Bobier 29:48

10M ago29:48

29:48

On this episode of Knowing Animals, we are joined by Dr Christopher Bobier. Chris is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and the Associate Director of the Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership. Among other things, his research concerns ethics, including lots of work on animal and food ethics. Today, w…

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Episode 225: Solitary confinement of humans and animals with Delcianna J. Winders 33:21

10M ago33:21

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This episode features Professor Delcianna J. Winders. Delci is an associate professor of law and the Director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at Vermont Law & Graduate School in the United States. Her published work addresses the law around farmed animals, slaughterhouse workers, captive wild animals, animal advocacy, animal testing, and rel…

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Episode 224: Animals and Epistemic Injustice with Andrew Lopez 29:13

11M ago29:13

29:13

This episode features Andrew Lopez. Andrew is a PhD candidate in philosophy at Queen’s University in Canada, where he works on critical animal studies, political philosophy, feminist philosophy, and the philosophy of biology. Regular listeners to Knowing Animals will have heard his name before – he was the co-author of the excellent ‘Gendering anim…

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Episode #182: Artificial Intelligence and the Class Struggle with Chris Fry 34:34

11M ago34:34

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Today we chat with author and activist Chris Fry to discuss the issue of artificial intelligence, how it is and can be utilized, the effect it would have on the working class, and what are some reasons to maintain hope. Shownotes Artificial Intelligence and the Class Struggle

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Episode 223: The Cheese Paradox with Devon Docherty 28:54

11M ago28:54

28:54

Devon Docherty is a recent graduate of the master’s programme in Human-Animal Interactions at the University of Stirling in Scotland and a tutor in Stirling’s Division of Psychology. She is also a media assistant with the British animal activist organization Surge. In this episode, we talk about her paper ‘The cheese paradox: How do vegetarians jus…

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Episode #181: On Stalin (Part 6: The Great Purge) 59:32

11M ago59:32

59:32

Today we do a deep dive into The Great Purge, really discussing the overall situation and getting into the specifics of who was involved, what they did, and the reasoning behind it. Shownotes Further Reading

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Insights From the Bench with Judge Richard Lavery 1:35:56

11M ago1:35:56

1:35:56

By Justin Kallal

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Episode 222: Celluloid specimens with Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa 31:45

11M ago31:45

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This episode features Dr Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa. Ben is an assistant professor in the Department of Film and Media Studies at Seattle University. He works in critical animal studies, the history of science, documentary studies, and science fiction studies. In this episode, we talk about his 2023 book The Celluloid Specimen: Moving Image Research…

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Episode 221: Praising (and blaming) animals with Rhys Borchert and Aliya Dewey 30:10

12M ago30:10

30:10

This episode features not one but two guests. Rhys Borchert is a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Arizona in the United States and Dr Aliya Dewey is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence Research Centre at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. We…

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Episode 220: Categorizing (and Killing) Cats with Virginia Thomas 31:03

1y ago31:03

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The guest on this episode is Dr Virginia Thomas, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Rural Policy Research at the University of Exeter in the UK. She has a background in literature, science communication, and sociology, and was previously a veterinary nurse. We talk about her paper ‘Categorisation of cats: managing boundary felids in A…

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Episode 219: Gendering animals with Letitia Meynell 40:26

1y ago40:26

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This episode features Professor Letitia Meynell, of the Department of Philosophy and the Gender and Women’s Studies Program at Dalhousie University in Canada. Her work addresses the philosophy of science, epistemology, and feminist philosophy, which all feed into questions about our relationships with animals. Scholars of animal studies might know …

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Episode 218: Gendered reproductive violence with Stacy Banwell 25:15

1y ago25:15

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This episode features Dr Stacy Banwell. Stacy is an Associate Professor of Criminology in the School of Law at the University of Greenwich in London. Much of her research concerns gender and warfare. She’s the author of Gender and the Violence(s) of War and Armed Conflict, which was published open access by Emerald in 2020, and co-editor of The Eme…

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Episode 217: In Memoria Siobhan O'Sullivan 37:26

1y ago37:26

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This episode remembers the life and work of Siobhan O'Sullivan, who founded Knowing Animals in 2015, and died in 2023. The episode features a short introduction from Josh Milburn, and then an interview of Siobhan conducted by Clare McCausland. This interview addresses Siobhan's published research on being an animal studies scholar, coauthored with …

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Episode #180: The Privatization of Education with Dr. Shawgi Tell 40:57

1y ago40:57

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Today, we chat with Dr. Shawgi Tell, a professor of education at Nazareth University about his article entitled "Charter Schools and the Privatization (and Profitization) of Education." In the interview we discuss how charter schools differ from public schools, the strange ways in which they are funded, and how the strange space they occupy being p…

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Episode 216: Buddhist animal research ethics with Andrew Fenton 36:51

1y ago36:51

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On this episode, we speak to Dr Andrew Fenton, an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Dalhousie University in Canada. Among other topics, Andrew's work addresses animal ethics, the philosophy of animal behaviour, and the philosophy of animal cognition. We discuss his chapter ‘Re-Seeing Animal Research Ethics in Light of COVID-19’, which was publis…

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Episode 215: Reducetarianism with Brian Kateman 43:46

1y ago43:46

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On this episode of Knowing Animals, we speak to Brian Kateman. Brian teaches environmental science, sustainability, and environmental communication at Kean University in New Jersey and Fordham University in New York. However, he is probably best known for his activism and journalism. He is the founder of the Reducetarian Foundation, and the author …

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Episode 214: Animal Architecture with Paul Dobraszczyk 37:39

1+ y ago37:39

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This episode's guest is Dr Paul Dobraszczyk, a Manchester-based writer, photographer and artist who is also a Lecturer at the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London. Paul writes about a range of topics in architecture, including architectural theory, architectural history, and the links between architecture and ecology. He’s a…

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Protecting Animals 53: Veganism on the Web with Erik Marcus 34:24

1+ y ago34:24

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On this episode of Knowing Animals (which is an episode of our intermittent Protecting Animals series) we are joined by Erik Marcus, the animal activist behind Vegan.com, as well as the author of books including Meat Market, The Ultimate Vegan Guide, A Vegan History, Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating, and Self-Care for Activists. We discuss vegan act…

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Mindfulness Why and How with Devon O’Connell 1:56:13

1+ y ago1:56:13

1:56:13

Time Schedule: 120 minutes Summary of Topics Covered: Introduction Guided Meditation Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation Diligent (Active and Fully Engaged) Prompt and Mindful Can it Be Done Mindfulness and Objectivity Zealous Advocacy and Mindfulness Beginning A Mindfulness Practice Starting with Yoga Finding a Meditative Practice Tools tha…

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Episode #179: On Stalin (Part 5: Collectivization) 1:32:07

1+ y ago1:32:07

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We continue our series on Stalin with Dr. Nick Partyka today, specifically delving into collectivization of Soviet farms, what was occurring previously, and even discussing kulaks and the de-kulakization campaigns. Shownotes Further Reading

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Episode 213: Rachel Robison-Greene on In Vitro Meat 27:08

1+ y ago27:08

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Today's guest is Dr Rachel Robison-Green, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Utah State University. She works in metaethics, ethics, and epistemology. Rachel does lots of really interesting work challenging stereotypes about what philosophers do and who philosophy is for. For example, she has edited or co-edited no fewer than twelve books in t…

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Protecting Animals 52: Mercy for Animals with AJ Albrecht 31:02

1+ y ago31:02

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This is an episode of our intermittent Protecting Animals series, featuring interviews with activists about the work they do for animals. This episode features AJ Albrecht. AJ is the Managing Director of Mercy For Animals, U.S. & Canada, an organisation she joined in 2019. She is lawyer, and formerly chaired both the American Bar Association’s Anim…

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