Animal Kingdom I
Animals play strange roles in our lives. Often, critters captivate those of us in the of the so-called dominant species. Our debut show includes four stories and a poem. Students search for salamanders in Stanford’s Lake Lagunita. A scientist hatches a plan to “Re-wild” North America with endangered predators from Africa. Cats and Dogs inflict drama on couples who try to co-own them. Elephants may or may not have rescued tourists in Thailand, and Fireflies illuminate the soul in a poem by Troy Jollimore. Will animals captivate you this week?
Host: Bonnie Swift
Producers: Bonnie Swift and Jonah Willihnganz
Featuring: Rebecca Jacobs and Kalani Leifer, Kate Youngman and Tom James, Tracy Shepard, Hilton Obenzinger, Troy Jollimore.
Music: Hunt Alcott, Ambika, Cem Durouz
URL’s: Hilton Obenzinger, Troy Jollimore.
Release Date: 5 November 2007
Listen to the Full Show:
Story 1: Amphibians of Love
Stanford’s Lake Lagunita was historically a place for sunbathing, skinny dipping and homecoming bonfires, but now it looks more like a mud flat than a lake. This is a story about a tiny animal who has transformed this Stanford landmark.
Producers: Kalani Leifer and Rebecca Jacobs
Story 2:Rewilding?
The story of one man’s proposal to introduce wild animals from the African Savannah into the great plains of the United States.
Producers: Kate Youngman and Tom James
Story 3: Animal Compatibility
Can cat people get along with dog people?
Producer: Tracy Sheppard
Story 4: Elephant Saviors
A story about the strange and heroic and perhaps mythological behavior of elephants during the Thailand Tsunami of 2004.
Producer: Bonnie Swift
Featuring: Hilton Obenzinger
Story 5: Fireflies
A poem by Troy Jollimore.
story 1 image via gobot – story 2 image via dkeats – story 3 image via earthworm – story 4 image via rockinred1969 – story 5 image via jbmac
Animal Kingdom II
More stories about the ways that animals shape our lives. A tour of Stanford’s Animal Research Facility, and a short story about one father’s strange relationship with the family dog.
Host: Bonnie Swift
Producers: Bonnie Swift and Jonah Willihnganz.
Featuring: Steven Tagle, James Madsen, Eric Puchner, Lee Konstantinou.
Music: Ember
Release Date: 12 November 2007
Story 1: Primates with Orange Juice Ice Cubes
Take a tour of the Stanford Animal Research Facility, and hear how the animals are really treated. They’re treated like animals, right?
Producers: Steven Tagle and James Madson
Story 2: Animals Here Below
Animals can make you laugh — and sometimes and cry — even when they’re dead. Short fiction by Eric Puchner.
URL’s: Eric Puchner’s website, Storytelling Project’s interview with Eric Puchner
story 1 image via amber_10_79 – story 2 image via rivacrekennels