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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
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How dogs become themselves and other wonders of puppyhood

How dogs become themselves and other wonders of puppyhood

Animal Month on Big Books and Bold Ideas ends with an encore presentation of host Kerri Miller’s conversation with dog researcher Alexandra Horowitz who literally wrote the book on puppies.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Encore presentation: Science journalist Ed Yong on how animals sense the world

Encore presentation: Science journalist Ed Yong on how animals sense the world

Animal Month on Big Books and Bold Ideas wouldn’t be complete without an encore presentation of a conversation host Kerri Miller had last year with award-winning science journalist Ed Yong. His book, “An Immense World,” looks at how different animals see the world, based on their unique sensory abilities.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Veterinarian Karen Fine on the special role pets play in our lives

Veterinarian Karen Fine on the special role pets play in our lives

Animal Month continues on Big Books and Bold Ideas. This week, host Kerri Miller talks with veterinarian Karen Fine. Her new book, “The Other Family Doctor,” is a tribute to the furry, fuzzy, feathery and sometimes scaly creatures we include as members of the family.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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From the archives: Underwater nature photographer David Doubilet

From the archives: Underwater nature photographer David Doubilet

Animal Month continues on Big Books and Bold Ideas. This week’s blast from the past is a 2006 conversation host Kerri Miller had with underwater wildlife photographer David Doubilet.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Erica Berry on what wolves teach us about fear

Erica Berry on what wolves teach us about fear

April is Animal Month on Big Books and Bold Ideas, a series of conversations about our relationship with animals and our shared space in this world. We begin with an animal whose history and presence is entwined with the human psyche — wolves.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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