Are animals trying to reclaim those spaces that were originally theirs? Is the earth really "healing" while all the humans are locked away? And what will happen once we're released? Scholars Nik Taylor and Heather Fraser offer a global prognostication of life after the pandemic.

Long before Tiger King, there was the Zanesville, OH massacre, where over 50 tigers, panthers, bears, and other exotic animals that had been confined were purposely released by their "owner" just before he committed suicide. What drives people to want to possess and hoard wild animals?

In this episode we explore the curious historical tensions between animal advocacy and environmentalism. Why have these two seemingly compatible groups been so often at odds with each other, and are there opportunities for cooperation? Plus, Rachel Fobar from National Geographic discusses the bear bile craze as a cure for coronavirus.

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Tone and Tenor: A Focus on Pennsylvania’s 188th legislative District Representative Race. Interview with James R Roebuck Jr – Incumbent PA State Representative 188th Legislative District, Gregory R Benjamin – Community activist in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Southwest Philadelphia. Rick C Krajewski- West Philadelphia Neighbor, Criminal Justice Organizer, Engineer, Educator & Artist

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