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Myth, Science, and the Age of Deer with Erika Howsare

April 30, 2024 • Erika Howsare • Season 4 • Episode 76

In the lives of many humans, deer occupy a really fascinating middle ground between so many binaries: domestic and wild, familiar and alien, beautiful and pest. They’re also, interestingly, the only large mammal that seems to thrive in human-dominated environments. So, what exactly is going on with deer? On today’s episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Age of Deer author Erika Howsare to discuss the role that deer play in human life - from mythology to natural history to science - and what these enigmatic creatures can teach us about our own relationship to wildness.

Erika Howsare is a writer and journalist based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her new book, The Age of Deer, has been hailed as a “masterpiece” by the Washington Post.

Show Notes

The Age of Deer by Erika Howsare
If You See a Deer Podcast
About Erika
Deer: friend or foe? Or how about both? - Washington Post book review
From endangered to cuddly to ‘pests’: What the Age of Deer says about the human mind - LA Times book Review

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