The Big Smoke Variety Show

Kevin Bennett

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Human-ish: Justin Gregg on Anthropomorphism

12/4/2025 • 76 min

Welcome to The Big Smoke Variety Show! This week, we slip into the strange, funny and quietly revealing world of anthropomorphism — the very human habit of seeing minds, motives and meaning everywhere we look. First, Kevin pulls up a chair with scientist and bestselling author Justin Gregg, whose book Humanish explores why we dress up our dogs, get too attache… Play episode

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