Best Interspecies Podcasts (2024)

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From skepticism to acceptance a pet parent's animal communication journey 43:06

1d ago43:06

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ In this episode, I talk with Emmy Award-winning journalist, storyteller, podcaster and pet parent Nancy Aziz about her personal animal communication journey. Learn along with me as we talk through: How to move through initial disbelief or skepticism to find openness to intuition-based practices such as animal communic…

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Power and Responsibility of Large Language Models | Safety & Ethics | OpenAI Model Spec + RLHF | Anthropic Constitutional AI | Episode 27 16:38

3d ago16:38

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With great power comes great responsibility. How do Open AI, Anthropic, and Meta implement safety and ethics? As large language models (LLMs) get larger, the potential for using them for nefarious purposes looms larger as well. Anthropic uses Constitutional AI, while OpenAI uses a model spec, combined with RLHF (Reinforcement Learning from Human Fe…

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Open Source AI Part 2 | Meta Llama | Mistral | How open is open source? | Episode 26 13:28

10d ago13:28

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So what are notable Open Source Large Language models? In this episode, I cover Open Source models from Meta the parent company of Facebook, a French AI company called Mistral currently valued at $2B dollars, in addition to Microsoft and Apple. Not all Open Source models are equally open, so I’ll go into restrictions you’ll want to know before usin…

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How I became a professional animal communicator 48:07

15d ago48:07

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ It isn't a small thing - making a complete change in career. But that pales in comparison to making a complete change in self-identity. Which is exactly what happened to me when I woke up one morning and realized I was meant to communicate with animals. In this long-awaited, long-overdue episode, I answer a listener q…

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Open Source AI Part 1: Why is it important? | Which is more dangerous for humanity: Open Source or Closed Source AI? | Episode 25 16:29

17d ago16:29

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Why should you consider using an open source Large Language Model, and why are these models crucial to the generative AI ecosystem? In this episode, we'll explore why enterprises and entrepreneurs are turning to open source LLMs like Meta's Llama for their cost-effectiveness, control, privacy, and security benefits. We'll also tackle the hot topic …

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Anthropic's Claude chatbot | Benchmarking LLMs | LMSYS Leaderboard | Episode 24 10:35

24d ago10:35

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In this solo episode, we go beyond Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT to take a look at Anthropic, a startup that made headlines after securing a $4 billion investment from Amazon. We'll also dive into the importance of AI industry benchmarks. Learn about LMSYS's Arena Elo and MMLU (Measuring Massive Multitask Language Understanding), including h…

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An animal communication perspective on learning to share our planet with all species 37:14

29d ago37:14

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ I was tempted to title this episode "Whose Planet Is It, Anyway?" With fewer and fewer wild places remaining, sharing planet Earth with other species increasingly means sharing our urban spaces with wild birds, animals, insects and other species. These other species need the same basic resources we do - air, water, la…

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Exploring Multimodal AI: Why Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s GPT-4o Chose This Path | ChatCAT and the Future of Interspecies Communication | Episode 23 10:00

1M ago10:00

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The recent spring updates and demos by both Google (Gemini) and OpenAI (GPT-4o) feature prominently their multimodal capabilities. In this episode, we discuss the advantages of multimodal AI versus models focused on specific modalities such as language. Via the example of chatCAT, a hypothetical AI that helps owners understand their cats, we explor…

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Google Gemini Cheatsheet | Episode 22 7:11

1M ago7:11

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Google recently announced, Gemini, a family of large-scale multimodal AI models: Nano, Pro, and Ultra. This podcast is a brief summary of Google's models, and the Open AI comparables e.g. GPT3, GPT4, and chatGPT. You can take Gemini for a spin at https://gemini.google.com. (Note: I am not sponsored by Google.) Long time listeners will probably noti…

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Talking with wild animals & how it is different from pet communication 46:48

1M ago46:48

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Wild animal communication is one of the profound gifts that animal communication offers us, the human animals. Talking with wild animals offers up fresh possibilities that are (ahem) wildly under-represented in the majority of pet communications. Not only does the whole tone of the conversation tend to be different, b…

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Highly sensitive pets & highly sensitive pet parents with Shannon & HSP coach Jane Marie 39:52

2M ago39:52

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Are you a highly sensitive person? Does your pet have the trait of high sensitivity? Dr. Elaine Aron pioneered research into the survival trait of high sensitivity, a genetic trait people share in common with over 100 other animal species. However, if you are a parent or guardian to a highly sensitive pet, you are mos…

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Working with your intuitive light team and animal spirit guides 48:36

2M ago48:36

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Welcome back to Let's Talk to Animals podcast! This week we have a very special episode to introduce you to your personal pet parent light team AND your animal spirit guides! If you are missing your pet who has passed into spirit, you will especially want to tune into this episode because it offers you a very powerful…

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Quirky pets and how to help them with Jess & Scott from The Quirky Dog on Lets Talk to Animals 54:08

3M ago54:08

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Anxious dogs. Reactive dogs. Dogs bearing behavioral scars from past trauma, abuse or rehoming. Sometimes these canine quirks are easy to resolve. But sometimes our pets need more from us, their pet parents, to overcome quirks arising from selective breeding, high sensitivity, anxiety and other bumps in the road. When…

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Life after traumatic pet death how to recover and regroup and start to heal 50:40

3M ago50:40

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Traumatic pet death is much more common than most pet parents realize. The truth is, the grief of pet death - even under the most idyllic and ideal circumstances - is still under-appreciated in most parts of the world. And so resources for support and coping can feel few and far between. And for suffering pet parents …

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Coping with pet grief while living with your reincarnated pet 53:39

4M ago53:39

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Pet reincarnation is a wondrous experience. But it can also bring up a lot inside us! This is especially true if you go into the experience having certain assumptions or expectations about what it should be like to live with your reincarnated soul pet. And it's hard not to have expectations or assumptions since, if yo…

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Nextcasts | From Lab Bench to Market: Unlocking Innovation at Universities with Eva Maria Håkanson & Darren Cooke 48:23

4M ago48:23

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In this episode of "Nextcasts" from Swissnex in San Francisco, we dive into the fascinating world of entrepreneurship and innovation in the academic sphere. Our special guests, Darren Cook from UC Berkeley and Eva Maria from the University of Zurich, share their unique insights and experiences in fostering startup culture within their respective in…

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Fast grief recovery after pet death tips & guidance from an animal communicator 56:22

4M ago56:22

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Pet death is the worst. In this episode, I give you actionable steps to take NOW to begin feeling supported, seen, connected, comforted, held and heard as you grieve and recover. Just a year ago, I was absolutely flattened when my soul bird of 24 years, Pearl, suddenly and without warning transitioned to spirit. This …

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A professional animal intuitive shares how to follow your intuition in 2024 part 2 57:03

5M ago57:03

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ I hope you enjoyed part 1 of our two-part kickoff to Season 5 of Let's Talk to Animals! I have been known to joke that animal communication is the hands-down best life coaching program I have ever found. But I'm really not joking. Learning this skill has been so profound that I now divide my life into two phases: BAC …

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A professional animal intuitive shares how to follow your intuition in 2024 part 1 47:52

5M ago47:52

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Welcome to Let's Talk to Animals podcast, Season 5! I'm so excited to dive into our fifth season together. I don't know about you, but 2024 really feels like a tipping point year. We have gone through so much over the last few years, interruptions, changes, losses, transitions, pivots, not to mention a whole lot of fa…

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Visionary Crossroads: Charting the Evolution of Silicon Valley and Swissnex in San Francisco with Christian Simm, Founder of Swissnex in San Francisco, Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 6 42:17

6M ago42:17

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In “Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 6”, the CEO of Swissnex in San Francisco, Emilia Pasquier, talks with Christian Sim, the founder of Swissnex of Swissnex in San Francisco, about his background and the early days of Silicon Valley. They discuss the excitement and dreams of the internet age, the Silicon Valley mindset, and the evolution of the tech …

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Imagining Tomorrow: Fostering Foresight and the Artist's Role in Future Cities with Sara Skvirsky, Research Director at the Institute for the Future, Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 5 39:22

6M ago39:22

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In “Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 5”, the CEO of Swissnex in San Francisco, Emilia Pasquier, talks with Sara Skvirsky, Research Director at the Institute for the Future (IFTF). They discuss the importance of thinking about the future and developing a foresight mindset. Sara explains that while we can't predict the future, we can be smart about look…

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Crafting Connections: Exploring Interspecies Bonds and Sustainable Urbanism with Carolina Marques Bernard, Book Designer and Researcher, Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 4 38:34

6M ago38:34

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In “Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 4”, the CEO of Swissnex in San Francisco, Emilia Pasquier, talks with Carolina Marques Bernard a book designer and independent researcher. Carolina discusses her work in book design and design research, with a focus on culture, anthropology, and the arts. She introduces her project, Speaking Bread, which explores i…

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An animal communicator answers 5 frequently asked questions about pet reincarnation 47:19

6M ago47:19

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Pet reincarnation is one of those terms that we as human animals often have strong opinions about. Sometimes those opinions stem from our upbringing, our social network, even our ability to dream bigger than the mind is willing to allow! In this follow-up episode to my story of how my soulbird of 24 years, Pearl, rein…

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What is GPT Builder? | 7 Takeaways | Creating a Travel AI named "Holiday" | Episode 21 25:56

6M ago25:56

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How I built a travel planning AI named Holiday using the GPT Builder just launched by Open AI. I share 7 takeaways from my "no code" experience of building a GPT. Voicing the part of Holiday: my friend, Leslie Marrick, a writer and actress. This may be one of the few times AI has been replaced by a human. Sorry AI... the tide will turn for you soon…

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A tale of pet reincarnation: how Pearl became Petal 28:36

6M ago28:36

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ This month is very special to my little flock. It is a month of death, rebirth and miracles. So it felt fitting to share our very personal story of pet reincarnation with you this month. I take you all the way back to my eight year old self, when I met the being who would reincarnate back to me not once, not twice, bu…

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Using animal communication to meet your animal spirit guides 53:06

6M ago53:06

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ In this episode we explore one of the most exciting aspects of the intuitive journey through animal communication - meeting your animal spirit guides! Different cultures and traditions call these non-human guides by different names - animal totems, spirit animals, power animals, animal angels, spirit pets. In this epi…

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Animal Soul Agreements with Tammy Billups 38:51

7M ago38:51

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Tammy is an animal and human healer who walks her talk. Twenty-two years ago, she embarked on a deep inner healing journey after experiencing four losses within a few months’ time. Through this difficult period, she suddenly had access to the psychic abilities of seeing, feeling, and sensing energy. Tammy is now a celebrated international holistic …

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How Good Can It Get with Cynthia Sue Larson 56:52

7M ago56:52

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Cynthia Sue Larson is the best-selling author of several books including Quantum Jumps, Reality Shifts, and High Energy Money. Cynthia has a degree in physics from UC Berkeley, an MBA degree, a Doctor of Divinity, and a second degree black belt in Kuk Sool Won. Cynthia is founder of RealityShifters, first president of the International Mandela Effe…

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Animal communication for pets in distress 32:25

7M ago32:25

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Timing is everything when you want to have an important conversation with someone you love. So when is it the right time to learn animal communication so you can talk to your pet directly? And when is it the right time to hire a professional animal communicator to help you talk with your pet? In this episode of Let's …

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Looking Back on Storytelling Animals, with The Real Dancing Eagle 58:45

7M ago58:45

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In this bonus episode of Storytelling Animals, I look back on what I've learned from almost two years of the podcast with my brother Kyle Martindale, who designed my logo. We also talk about his new children's book, The ABC's of the Real Dancing Eagle, and share some formative animal encounters from our pasts. Thanks so much for everyone who suppor…

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Are You Withholding Love? with Katie Bishop 55:35

7M ago55:35

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Katie Bishop is a certified energy healer and founder of Earth Bishop, a practice dedicated to helping people break free from energetic blockages while drawing on their innate abilities to embody the true Self and live in alignment with the Soul’s highest purpose. The Earth Bishop practice includes offerings such as Energy Clearing, Soul Part ("Wou…

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Human Soul Agreements with Jini and Ginny 42:27

7M ago42:27

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Please join Jini and I as we discuss the complex nature of Soul Agreements www.listentoyourgut.com www.listentoyourhorse.com www.jinipatelthompson.com To view a free Soul Agreement workshop hosted by IANDS Chicago, check out Ginny's website at: https://heartofthehorse.us/free-content The introduction to this podcast is narrated by Rick Lamb PhD. *T…

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What is energy healing for animals and how does it work? 33:13

7M ago33:13

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Recently, a colleague asked me what I do when I "heal animals." Her great question led to a much longer discussion about the role of the healer in energy healing for animals. In this episode, I share my response to her, explaining exactly what happens when a pet parent or animal guardian reaches out to me to schedule …

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Visits From the Sasquatch with Arla Collette Williams 38:38

7M ago38:38

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Arla Collett Williams has had a lifelong relationship with the Sasquatch People. She is a Medium and channels The Ancestor Grandmothers and her Sasquatch Teacher, Kashima. Arla Williams has had a lifelong personal relationship with the Sasquatch People. She has spoken at many conferences sharing her experiences with them. Her Teacher, Kashima, is a…

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Real-World LLM Deployments | Jeff DeVerter, Chief Technology Evangelist at Rackspace Technology | Episode 20 57:35

8M ago57:35

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Conversation with Jeff DeVerter, Chief Technology Evangelist at Rackspace, a cloud computing company. We explore how they deployed a LLM (Google PaLM) for a sales application, and how they're enabling their Azure and AWS customers too. What I learned I learned from Jeff You should probably go with the LLM of your current cloud provider be it, Googl…

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Building a Circular Future: Redefining Sustainability in Construction with Circular Engineering for Architecture from ETH Zürich, Nextcasts, Metropolis Episode 3 35:47

8M ago35:47

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In “Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 3”, the CEO of Swissnex in San Francisco, Emilia Pasquier, talks with Arabelle de Saussure from Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA) at ETH Zürich. The CEA develops research on matching reused architectural materials & projects through digitalization for circularity. Arabelle and Emilia cover a variety of to…

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Rethinking Wastewater Management: Innovations in Nutrient Recycling with VunaNexus, Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 2 23:57

8M ago23:57

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In “Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 2”, the CEO of Swissnex in San Francisco, Emilia Pasquier, talks with David DeChambrier from Vuna Nexus, a Swiss Startup with the goal to reduce water waste by recycling urine. David and Emilia cover a variety of topics, ranging from the origins of Vuna Nexus to the different types of water treatment as well as the…

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AI Guidance for Educators | Alfred Guy, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at Yale College | Episode 19 1:34:11

8M ago1:34:11

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Alfred Guy, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at Yale College, and Director of Undergraduate Writing & Tutoring at the Poorvu Center and I discuss Yale's AI Guidance, and generative AI’s impact on teaching, learning, and evaluation. Do you have school age kids? Are you a product of a college or university education? if so, podcast may be of intere…

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Creating Sustainable Cities: The Architects' Perspective with MacIver-Ek Chevroulet, Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 1, MacIver-Ek Chevroulet 43:59

8M ago43:59

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Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 1 In “Nextcasts: METROPOLIS Episode 1”, the CEO of Swissnex in San Francisco, Emilia Pasquier, talks with Anna MacIver-EK and Axel Chevroulet from MacIver-Ek Chevroulet, a Swiss architecture office. Anna, Axel, and Emilia cover a variety of topics, from the difference between Scandinavian and Swiss approaches over thei…

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Using animal communication to talk with backyard wildlife 49:11

9M ago49:11

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Have you ever stopped to consider what the creatures of the wild might want to share with us? What messages might a hummingbird, a tree frog, or a crow have for you? Today, I invite you to embark with me on a journey into the heart of interspecies communication. As we navigate through fascinating conversations with wi…

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Navigating the Evolution of Perspective with Donna Condrey-Miller 39:52

9M ago39:52

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As a mature adult getting her first horse Donna Condrey-Miller had ideas of equestrian adventure and conquering the heroic challenges of controlling a large animal who would willingly obey her every command. Several years on and a few horses now in her barn, she began to see that the horses had their own ideas about their purpose in life. Feeling l…

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Order of the Dragon - Podcast #5 - Unveiling the Mysteries of Reptilian Atavism, Draco Biology & Interspecies Hybridization 2:55:17

9M ago2:55:17

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Calling all Reptilian and biology enthusiasts alike! Get ready to dive into the fascinating world of Reptilian atavism and explore the secrets of Draco biology. Join us in our upcoming podcast episode as we unravel the enigmatic evolutionary nature of these ancient traits, with a special guest, Draco biology expert, Gordon Scherer!! In this captiva…

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4 big reasons you might be saying NO to animal communication 32:55

9M ago32:55

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Animal communication sounds fun until you start to consider what your animal might say or want or not want or how their input might change your life together! In this episode of Let's Talk to Animals podcast, animal intuitive Shannon Cutts shares four of the biggest reasons some pet parents remain unwilling or at leas…

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Shine Your Light with Michael J. Tamura (posthumously) 1:11:21

9M ago1:11:21

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Please enjoy the brilliant story telling of the late Michael J. Tamura in this episode. Michael J. Tamura (July 14, 1953 - Oct. 24, 2023) Spiritual Teacher, Clairvoyant Visionary & Author of You Are The Answer Michael Tamura lived the miracle: Spiritually aware from childhood, he saw everyone the way they are - as immortal souls. To guide thousands…

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Myths and Machine Learning with Marianna Simnett 55:43

9M ago55:43

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In advance of the premiere of her new AI fueled gesamtkunstwerk “Gorgon”, the artist Marianna Simnett joins us to dive into mythology, mimicry and the saga of convincing tools to do what you want them to! “Gorgon” (commissioned by LAS) will take place at HAU Berlin from the 13-17th September https://www.las-art.foundation/programme/gorgon Follow Ma…

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Sharing Messages With Others with Ronnie King 36:16

10M ago36:16

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Join Ronnie and I as we discuss our experiences of sharing messages from animals and loved ones with others. Ronnie King is an animal communicator, equine massage therapist and the host of Equine Voices, a lovely new podcast focusing on the equine industry. https://www.facebook.com/equinevoices.co.uk https://equinevoices.buzzsprout.com Here's a lin…

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Essential self care tools for success in animal communication 35:42

10M ago35:42

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Share your thoughts & ideas! ✨ Animal communication has so much to offer. Learning to talk with animals can help us understand our pets better. It can help us work more effectively with rescued animals to find out what they need to return to the wild or secure a new forever home. Learning animal communication can also help the communicator feel mor…

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Nurturing Your Leadership Skills with Hillary Schneider 45:42

10M ago45:42

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Hillary resides on a beautiful 80 acre property in a valley north of Kamloops, British Columbia with her herd of more than 20 wise equine teachers, most of which have been rescued and given a new purpose. The ranch is a retreat for those who are seeking to have a transformative experience to witness their own magic, get clarity of their purpose and…

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The floor is moving with Shawn Reynaldo 1:42:28

10M ago1:42:28

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Over the past two decades Shawn Reynaldo has operated in every corner of electronic music. His substack "First Floor", recently anthologized into his debut book, offers a refreshingly candid account of his feelings about the turbulent state of a culture in transition. We dive into some of the choice essays from his book, reflect on some major shift…

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Crossings: Ben Goldfarb on How Roads Devastate Wildlife 1:07:30

10M ago1:07:30

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Today's guest is Ben Goldfarb, author of Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet. It's the last episode in my series on the trouble with car dependency, and a nice companion to my earlier series on animal agency. It's also the official season finale of this podcast, although there will be one last bonus episode in September.…

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