{"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":"The Dogs of Mesoamerica with Zac Lindsey - Ep 27","slug":"the-dogs-of-mesoamerica-with-zac-lindsey-ep-27","published_at":"2025-11-08T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ethnocynology-with-david-ian-howe-7030895/the-dogs-of-mesoamerica-with-zac-lindsey-ep-27","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/dd0bbb15-ab2b-4bea-8275-b3591fcc93fc/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=21224849-2cd4-4589-a761-5619434a997a&awEpisodeId=dd0bbb15-ab2b-4bea-8275-b3591fcc93fc&feed=78Jcq_cu","summary":"In this episode David sits down with Zach Lindsay, a Mayanist archaeologist and board member of the Institute of Maya Studies, to explore the intersection of Mesoamerican archaeology, art, mythology, and—of course—dogs! From the monumental pyramids of Teotihuacan to the symbolic underworld journeys of ancient Maya souls, Zach brings a journalist’s curiosity and an archaeologist’s precision to one of the world’s oldest human–dog relationships.","meta_description":"In this episode David sits down with Zach Lindsay, a Mayanist archaeologist and board member of the Institute of Maya Studies, to explore the intersection…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3432,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ethnocynology-with-david-ian-howe-7030895/episodes/the-dogs-of-mesoamerica-with-zac-lindsey-ep-27/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/the-dogs-of-mesoamerica-with-zac-lindsey-ep-27.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}