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Hosted by Marika S. Bell · science · EN · 173 episodes
Humans interact with animals every day of our lives: diet, wildlife, clothes and even medicines, are all intersections we often don’t think about. This is a podcast about the interactions and connections between humans and non-human animals. Our mission is to make research more accessible to the public while sharing the voices and lived experience of our human connection with animals.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHumans interact with animals every day of our lives: diet, wildlife, clothes and even medicines, are all intersections we often don’t think about. This is a podcast about the interactions and connections between humans and non-human animals.
The Deal with Animals with Marika S. Bell is hosted by Marika S. Bell. The show has published 173 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "155. What have shipworms done for me lately? Or Uncharisma and The Politics of Attention with Historians, Harry Croft and Kate Stevens (Fall Special part 1)" (15 October 2026, 45 minutes), "154. Are Zoos Really Helping? With Chris Lewis from Born Free Foundation" (5 October 2026, 54 minutes), and "153. World Building with Animals: Madelena Mañetto Quick on Multispecies narratives" (21 September 2026, 50 minutes).
The Deal with Animals with Marika S. Bell publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 173 episodes.
Booking probability for The Deal with Animals with Marika S. Bell is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Deal with Animals with Marika S. Bell requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Deal with Animals with Marika S. Bell's contact route on record: verified email.
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Marika S. Bell hosts The Deal with Animals with Marika S. Bell, a science show with 173 episodes published.
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Episode #156
Fall Special! Part 1: Uncharismatic Species The overlooked, forgotten, and culturally dismissed animals, plants, and microbes that have shaped human history in ways we rarely notice. We explore how charisma (or its...
Episode #154
Episode 8 of Series 16: The Captivity Conversation- Transcript Drawing on his experience working both inside zoos and as a policy advocate, Chris argues that while captivity may have a limited role in species recovery...
Episode #153
Episode 7/8 of Series 16 : The Captivity Conversation - Transcript Maddy describes multispecies design as moving beyond human-centered design to consider how products, systems, and services affect non-human lives. We...
Episode #152
Episode 7 of Series 16: The Captivity Conversation- Transcript Dogs live under profound human control and their wellbeing depends on how we understand their agency, sensory world, and autonomy. This conversation asks us...
Episode #151
Episode 5 of Series 16: The Captivity Conversation- Transcript Victoria Stilwell joins me to talk about how we shape dogs’ lives through training, communication, and the choices that determine whether they feel safe...
Episode #150
Episode 5 looks outward: how to apply the psychology of eating animals, behaviour‑change research, and cross‑disciplinary insights to build a more effective, culturally aware, globally relevant animal‑advocacy movement...
Episode #149
Episode 4 examines the tension and opportunity where animal-advocacy goals and research on the psychology of eating animals overlap, drawing on conversations from the PHAIR conference. Researchers and advocates discuss...
Episode #148
Episode 3 shifts from frustration to forward motion. This episode looks at the strategies that genuinely help people change — not the ones we wish worked, but the ones supported by evidence. Researchers and advocates...
Episode #147
Adults don’t simply lose empathy for animals — they learn out of it. This second episode of the PHAIR Mini-series: traces how early openness narrows into adult resistance. Researchers describe the developmental arc...
Episode #146
First episode in a five‑episode series recorded at the Psychology of Human–Animal Intergroup Relations (PHAIR) Conference, exploring how beliefs, identity, childhood perception, and social norms shape human–animal...
Episode #144
Episode 5 of Series 16: The Captivity Conversation - Transcript Amber reveals what happens when an animal’s entire life is shaped around the profitability of her reproductive system, and what it means to rethink...
Episode #143
Episode 4 of Series 16: The Captivity Conversation Transcript Dr. Culum Brown's insights challenge our assumptions about agency underwater and ask us to reconsider what captivity means for animals whose intelligence...
Episode #142
Episode 3 of Series 16: The Captivity Conversation - Transcript In this episode, animal welfare scientist Lauri Torgerson‑White unpacks how sanctuaries can become true multispecies communities, exploring what agency...
Episode #141
Episode Two of Series 16: The Captivity Question - Transcript (linked) Primatologist, Andy Gray explains how primate sanctuaries exist to provide lifelong, species‑appropriate care—especially social companionship—for...
Episode #140
Episode One of Series 16 : The Captivity Question - Transcript (linked) Dr. Susan Friedman joins me to explore captivity through the lens of behaviour science — from choice and control to “freeing the operant,”...
Episode #139
The is the Spring Special Episode! Transcript McConnell describes learning the craft of fiction, developing protagonist Maddie McGowan, for her recently released murder mystery, 'Away To Me'. The conversation also...
The Deal with Animals with Marika S. Bell
Wrapping up Series 15: I’m filled with gratitude for the incredible insights shared by researchers on animal communication. From primates to birds, it's evident that the way we connect with animals echoes far beyond...
Episode #138
Episode 6 of Series 15: Animal Communications - Transcript (linked) I’m joined by Dr. Kaeli Swift and Dr. William Feeney to explore how birds learn from one another—sometimes within a species, sometimes across species...
The Deal with Animals with Marika S. Bell
This is a quick explanation of a phenomenon seen in animals who are considered 'conscious' beings. Essentially the difference between automatic or reflexive responses to their environment and reactions that are thought...
Episode #137
Send us a text Episode 4 of Series 15: Animal Communications - Transcript The discussion dives into the often misunderstood social behaviors and communication methods of reptiles, from chemical and tactile cues to...
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