ReadingAnimals

Commenting on a recent post about telling animals’ stories, reader pattrice from SuperWeed pointed out how important and useful it could be to include the perspective of the story teller as witness / party to the relationship / empathy touchpoint for the audience. Her words really resonated with me and I’ve been keeping track of my own responses to various devices used in the telling of animals’ stories a little more closely since then.

I recently stumbled upon the following podcast about animal experiments called “Don’t fall in love with your monkey.”** It’s a great example of the very points pattrice was making, and it’s also a great story so I wanted to share it here.

You can listen on the web here, or download the audio file to your own computer using the link below.

Don’t fall in love with your monkey by Dr. Ari Handel

Please have a listen and share your responses and thoughts in comments. What did you think of Handel’s story? How did it make you feel about the advisor? Santiago?

**This story is part of a great series of live storytelling hosted by the Moth - check it out on iTunes!