The Tooth & Claw podcast meets Against Everyone with Conner Habib! I talk with Wes Larson about why people are fascinated by animal attacks on AEWCH 261!

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This is the second episode in a series of episodes on science and how science intersects with our lives in surprising ways. Across these episodes, we’ll be considering the healing and connective powers of the void of space, terrifying encounters with predators, the development of the concept of nature, reflections on our own animalistic violence, the truth and complications of the scientific method itself, and the ways in which we connect at the tiniest layers of existence. These episodes are not “scientific” episodes per se, but they aren’t scientistic either. Each one is an exploration of what science can bring into our lives. 
The first episode in the series was AEWCH 260, on which I talked with Marjolijn van Heemstra about connecting with the expansiveness of space to understand the challenges we face today.

This is a very different episode… and it’s about animal attacks!

It’s an exciting and interesting for me on many levels – not the least of which is that it’s with WES LARSON, wildlife biologist and co-host of one of the only podcasts I listen to on a regular basis, THE TOOTH AND CLAW PODCAST,  which he hosts with his brother Jeff Larson and their friend Mike Smith!
Every week is just a different horror show, where the guys tell a true story about animals attacking people. As a longtime listener,  I did have to ask myself, as any reasonable person would: Why am I so interested in animal attacks? Why is anyone, for that matter?

It stirred up, well, quite a bit actually! So Wes and I talk about all that and more at length.

I’ve got to say, I don’t often get a chance to talk with my favorite podcasters, so I’m so excited to share this episode with you.

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BOOK LIST
Since Wes doesn’t have a book out yet, a few good books that tie into this episode are:

• The Red Hourglass: Lives of the Predatorsby Gordon Grice
• Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mindby David Quammen
• Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future by Gloria Dickie

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