The LRB Podcast

Consider the Pangolin, and Other Animals

Nov 22, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Elephant's Trunk
02:41 • 4min
3
The Hermit Crab
06:22 • 3min
4
The Beauty of the Living World
09:10 • 2min
5
The Myth of the Bear
10:50 • 3min
6
The Importance of Natural History
14:09 • 1min
7
The Importance of Humility
15:39 • 2min
8
The Pros and Cons of Myths
18:02 • 2min
9
The Great Lies
20:00 • 2min
10
The Importance of Imagination in Life
21:56 • 2min
11
The Precarity of Life
23:30 • 2min
12
The Importance of Love and Dread
25:38 • 2min
13
The Universe's Greatest Marvel
27:56 • 2min
14
The Giraffe and the Endangered Species
29:44 • 2min
15
The Power of Books
31:24 • 2min
16
The Bangolin
33:44 • 2min
17
The Wombat's Pouch Is Upside Down
35:45 • 2min
18
The Desire for the Elegant and Beautiful
37:50 • 2min
19
The Importance of Beauty in Poetry
39:40 • 3min
20
The Sibiline Books: A Real Life Fable
42:26 • 2min
21
The Untold Secrets of the Universe
44:11 • 2min
22
The Process for Writing an Animal Sense of Interest
46:33 • 2min
23
The Golden Mole in the Essays
48:18 • 2min
24
The Sun Drive to Save Endangered Creatures
50:03 • 2min
25
The Importance of Hope
52:17 • 3min