Talking Button Cats and Dogs on The Allusionist podcast

The second episode of this popular podcast special on pets using buttons to talk is out now.

The word lexicat spelled out along with dogs and the number 2


By Zazie Todd, PhD

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I've got another interview to share with you today.

So many people have told me how much they enjoyed the episode Lexicat 1 from The Allusionist podcast, which I was interviewed for. The episode focuses on Mary Robinette Kowal and her cat Elsie who uses 120 talking buttons.

Well now the second episode out--and it includes dogs!

You can listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Here's the official description:

"In Lexicat part 1, we met the author Mary Robinette Kowal and her cat Elsie, and learned about how they communicate via a set of buttons programmed with words. 

"In part 2, two talking dogs, Bastian and Parker - and their humans, Joelle Andres and Sascha Crasnow - join us too, and explain how they discovered some very unexpected things about what their animal companions are thinking and feeling thanks to the buttons, and how they changed the ways they communicate with other humans too. And animal behaviour expert Zazie Todd gives us some tips for interpreting cats’ and dogs’ body language."

Happy listening!




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