'Animal,' Episode 4: Ferrets

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4.4 • 102.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In a broken world, what can we gain by looking another animal in the eye? "Animal" is a six-part, round-the-world journey in search of an answer. In Episode 4, the writer Sam Anderson soothes his anxiety by visiting a convention center in Ohio. For photos and videos of Sam's adventure with manatees, visit nytimes.com/animal.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Michael.
0:02.0	Today we have something really special for you.
0:05.0	A blissful break from the news.
0:08.0	It's a new series from NYU Audio called Animal. Animal.
0:13.4	My colleague Sam Anderson from the Times magazine traveled the world to have encounters with animals,
0:20.4	not to claim them or to tame them, but just to appreciate them.
0:25.0	Each episode is a journey to get closer to a creature that Sam loves.
0:31.0	For the next six weeks, we'll be running this limited series every Sunday here on the daily
0:35.6	feed. But if you want to hear all the episodes right now, you can search for it wherever you get your
0:41.7	podcasts. Today, episode four. Hope you like it. Where are we? Is this actually where? Yeah, I think we're here. This looks pretty sketchy.
1:01.4	Turn right into the parking lot,
1:03.4	then arrive at your destination.
1:06.0	What?
1:07.4	What do you see?
1:08.4	The license plate.
1:09.4	The license plate says ferret.
1:12.4	What, what, what, what, what, what, what, What are you pointing at?
1:14.0	Oh my God!
1:15.0	That license plate says, I love my ferrets!
1:18.0	Ah!
1:19.0	It's happening!
1:21.0	My people. Okay, let's go check in. I'm going to be honest with you. I'm a middle-aged man. My life is dull and soft.
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