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Elephants carry more than we ask them to. So do the people who care for them. Bearing Weight is a podcast about the untold stories of elephants and the veterinarians, caregivers, researchers, advocates, and sanctuary leaders around the world who have dedicated their lives to them. These are honest, grounded conversations about what it really takes to put elephants first: the science, the sacrifice, the hard-won knowledge, and the quiet, daily work that rarely makes headlines. At a time when elephant welfare organizations often work in isolation, Bearing Weight is a space for their voices to gather — so their work can be found, understood, and supported. Hosted by David Ebert , Founder, and Danielle Carnahan , Executive Director of the Weeping Elephant Project, this podcast invites you to slow down, listen closely, and sit with the realities we too often look past. The stories are heavy, and they're worth carrying.
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Signup to Generate a PitchElephants carry more than we ask them to. So do the people who care for them. Bearing Weight is a podcast about the untold stories of elephants and the veterinarians, caregivers, researchers, advocates, and sanctuary leaders around the world who have dedicated their lives to them.
Bearing Weight is hosted by Weeping Elephant Project. The show has published 10 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Confessions of a Zoo Industry Traitor, with Lester O'Brien" (22 October 2026, 44 minutes), "The Fight to End Elephant Captivity in American Zoos, with Courtney Scott" (6 July 2026, 45 minutes), and "Jordan World Circus Ends Elephant Acts for 2026, with Debbie Metzler, PETA" (12 June 2026, 66 minutes).
Bearing Weight publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for Bearing Weight is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Bearing Weight requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Bearing Weight's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Bearing Weight are Advocacy & Social Causes. Bearing Weight has a society audience.
Weeping Elephant Project hosts Bearing Weight, a society podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Episode #9
Lester O’Brien still keeps the ankus he carried as a zoo elephant keeper, as a reminder of the harm he did. He doesn’t soften that history or ask for forgiveness. He spent more than ten years trying to change the system...
Episode #7
In 2008, Courtney walked into the Oregon Zoo while working on a film about animals and saw an elephant named Packy pacing back and forth in a steel-barred enclosure. He was 47 years old. He had been doing this every day...
Episode #6
For the first time in years, Jordan World Circus is touring without elephants. In early 2026, the circus confirmed it would not use elephants for the rest of its tour. In this episode, Danielle and David sit down with...
Bearing Weight
<p>Sangita Iyer didn't set out to make a film that would be nominated at the United Nations General Assembly. She set out to tell the truth about what was happening to elephants in the temples of Kerala — and the truth...
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<p>Frank Pope came to elephants by accident. He spent years with his eyes fixed on the ocean, until he looked into the eye of an elephant in Samburu and felt the same thing he'd felt looking into a whale's eye. That was...
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<p>Steve Koyle didn't set out to be a disruptor. He just couldn't stop asking for more.</p><p></p><p>In this episode, Steve takes us through 14 years as an elephant keeper at the Phoenix Zoo, and how his passion for...
Episode #2
<p>What does it actually take for a traumatized elephant to begin to heal? And what does it mean to be a truly ethical traveler in a world where every venue calls itself a sanctuary?</p><p></p><p>In part two of our...
Episode #1
<p>At 21 years old, Katherine Connor quit her job, left London, and flew to Thailand — drawn by a lifelong love of elephants she had never actually seen. What she found there would change everything.</p><p></p><p>In...
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<p>What do the people on the front lines of elephant welfare and conservation have in common? They carry a weight most of us will never fully understand — and they carry it anyway.</p><p></p><p><b>Bearing Weight</b> is...
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medical director, Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants and In Defense of Animals
PETA
Save the Elephants
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