Beasts of Seattle: Crows

Like it or not, crows are our neighbors. Whether you’ve been dive-bombed by one, heard them swarming in the trees at sunset, or watched them gather ominously on the power lines à la The Birds, everyone in Seattle has a corvid story— often in the form of a complaint. But crows are remarkable, highly intelligent creatures who have much to teach us about both the animal world and ourselves.

In this special and final live episode of the Beast of Seattle podcast series, recorded on November 17, 2021, Town Hall’s Podcast Artist-in-Residence Samantha Allen interviews University of Washington professor and world-renowned crow expert, Dr. John Marzluff, about our constantly cawing cohabitants. Why do so many live among us? And what can we learn from watching their behaviors?

Samantha Allen is the author of Patricia Wants to Cuddle and the Lambda Literary Award finalist, Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States. A GLAAD Award-winning journalist, Samantha’s writing has been published by The New York Times, Rolling Stone, CNN, and more.

The music for this podcast was written and performed by John Gould. You can find more of John’s music at johngould.bandcamp.com.

The art for this podcast was made by Sadie Collins. 

You can view the video shown during this program at the start of Dr. Marzluff's TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fiAoqwsc9g

Dr. Marzluff's books are available for sale here:
https://bookshop.org/contributors/john-m-marzluff

This podcast is presented by Town Hall Seattle and it was produced as part of Town Hall Seattle’s Podcast Artist-in-Residence Program.