Better Known

Anna Heyward

August 30, 2026·29 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Anna Heyward discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Anna Heyward is a former editorial staffer of The New Yorker. She is a graduate student in animal behaviour and welfare science at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and is working as a dog trainer. Her writing has also been published by the New York Times, New York Times Book Review, T Magazine, Paris Review, and Vogue, among others. She was a 2018 Ravitch Fellow at the CUNY School of Journalism. Anna lives in New York but is often in London and Melbourne, where she was born. Based on her New Yorker story Bad Dog https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/bad-dog, her new book is called Living with Freddie and is available at https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/anna-heyward/living-with-freddie/9780349016528/ Pain in companion animals You don’t need to punish your dog Non-existence of pack theory in dogs The lack of regulation in animal training Welcoming snakes and spiders into our homes The benefits of embracing a “messy” garden This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

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