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The second episode of this popular podcast special on pets using buttons to talk is out now.<\/p>\n

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By Zazie Todd, PhD<\/a><\/p>\n

This page contains affiliate links which means I may earn commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.<\/i><\/p>\n

I’ve got another interview to share with you today.<\/p>\n

So many people have told me how much they enjoyed the episode Lexicat 1<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Well now the second episode out–and it includes dogs!<\/p>\n

You can listen here<\/a> or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n

Here’s the official description:<\/p>\n

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“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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“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\u2019 and dogs\u2019 body language.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Happy listening!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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