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You probably don't need to be convinced that there is something special to the human animal connection, the "beastie bond". Maybe you appreciate how, ...

In this bonus episode, AJ celebrates the 1-year anniversary of the show! Hear highlights from the past year and some updates from the past year of pod...

This episode features one of my favorite kinds of stories: those in which a fortuitous string of seemingly unrelated events all lead to an incredible ...

In this episode, Maddalena Bearzi, my guest from Episode 20, returns to the show to share her insights about the so-called orca "uprising," a series o...

AJ’s own experience of a surprising resolution to her own health condition led her to seek Reiki, energy healing, for Lola, a rescued mutt who was car...

My guest, Maddalena Bearzi, has been actively studying the ecology of marine mammals with a strong conservation bias since the 1990s. One day, her res...

I'm excited to bring you a bonus episode featuring my conversation with the co-hosts of the Puppy Dog Tales podcast, Anika and Hannah! We had a lot of...

Today on the show, I’m finishing off the series on K9 search and rescue with a conversation with an incredible expert in the field. Ann Wichman’s jour...

We are approaching the 12 year anniversary of a massive tornado that decimated a mile-long swath in Missouri, particularly impacting the town of Jopli...

In this episode, AJ and Jasmine discuss search and rescue (SAR) dogs, and guest Dr. Wendy McIlroy, a retired veterinarian and instructor with the prof...

So far in the show, we've heard amazing stories of how animals help keep us humans safe, by detecting illnesses, tracking missing people. But in today...

In honor of April Fool's Day, I have some fun stories of beasties (& humans) being total goofs! Special thanks to Leah Bee, Scott Z., and Nate M. for ...