{"podcast":{"title":"Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe","slug":"ethnocynology-with-david-ian-howe-7030895","podcast_index_feed_id":7030895,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/78Jcq_cu","website_url":"https://zencastr.com/Ethnocynology-with-David-Ian-Howe","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/21224849-2cd4-4589-a761-5619434a997a/104d4ab5-6e28-4d23-9f28-03f1c9f83fbb/3000x3000/82f90c87-c522-4ad2-beba-e8678010b6c8.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Host","episode_count":53,"summary":"Ethnocynology is the study of dogs in human cultural contexts. This podcast, hosted by anthropologist and comedian David Ian Howe, explores the history and archaeology of dogs, the roles of dogs in modern media, and the latest findings from archaeology in general.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T12:20:07.961221+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ethnocynology-with-david-ian-howe-7030895"},"episode":{"title":"10 Dog Archaeology Questions Answered - Ep 37","slug":"10-dog-archaeology-questions-answered-ep-37","published_at":"2026-05-23T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ethnocynology-with-david-ian-howe-7030895/10-dog-archaeology-questions-answered-ep-37","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ethnocynology-with-david-ian-howe-7030895","url":"https://zencastr.com/Ethnocynology-with-David-Ian-Howe","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/21224849-2cd4-4589-a761-5619434a997a/episodes/0bfbfe9b-ca0f-4889-b01f-8215142e4cd8/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=21224849-2cd4-4589-a761-5619434a997a&awEpisodeId=0bfbfe9b-ca0f-4889-b01f-8215142e4cd8&feed=78Jcq_cu","summary":"In this Q&A episode of Ethnocynology, David answers listener questions about dogs, archaeology, human evolution, and the ancient past. From whether Neanderthals had dogs, to why humans mourn dogs so deeply, to what ancient people may have named their dogs, this episode explores the relationship between humans and dogs across history. David also discusses archaeological misconceptions, Ice Age societies, ancient dog breeds, civilization, language, and what life may have actually looked like 20,000 years ago.","meta_description":"In this Q&A episode of Ethnocynology, David answers listener questions about dogs, archaeology, human evolution, and the ancient past. From whether Neande…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1830,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ethnocynology-with-david-ian-howe-7030895/episodes/10-dog-archaeology-questions-answered-ep-37/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ethnocynology-with-david-ian-howe-7030895/10-dog-archaeology-questions-answered-ep-37.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}