Ep. 41 Under the Henfluence ft. Tove Danovich
Francis is out of town this week and Daisy is joined by Tove Danovich, journalist and writer who has featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Ringer, and Dirt. She is the author of the 'Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them', an immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting.
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Tove
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Links & References
- Dirt x Boys Club: clone.fyi
- Tove's book list: Nine amazing books about animals
- Tove's climate change piece: On hope and hopelessness
- Daisy's essay: Attention is what makes us human
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Timestamps
00:00 Introducing Tove
01:50 Curiosity is the topic of life
06:49 Our relationship with urban wildlife
12:33 Impactful responses from Tove's readers
17:56 Chicken's in culture through the ages
22:04 The political power of the egg
27:00 The deeply feminist story of chickens and egg-money
31:32 Beekeeping and pollination myths
36:00 Nine amazing books about animals
41:17 The challenges of writing about climate and nature
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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers.
