In a broken world, what can we gain by looking another animal in the eye? "Animal" is a six-part, round-the-world journey in search of an answer. In Episode 4, the writer Sam Anderson soothes his anxiety by visiting a convention center in Ohio. For photos and videos of Sam's adventure with manatees, visit nytimes.com/animal.
Hey, its Michael.
Today we have something really special for you.
A blissful break from the news.
Its a new series from NYT audio called Animal.
My colleague Sam Anderson from the Times magazine traveled the world to have encounters with animals.
Not to claim them or to tame them, but just to appreciate them.
Each episode is a journey to get closer to a creature that Sam loves.
For the next six weeks, we'll be running this limited series every Sunday here on the daily feed.
But if you want to hear all the episodes right now, you can search for it wherever you get your podcasts today, episode four.
Hope you like it.
Where are we?
Is this avenue?
Yeah, I think that we're here.
This looks pretty sketchy.
Turn right into the parking lot, then arrive at your destination.
What?
What?
Do you see that license plate?
The license plate says ferret.
What?