If you’ve ever looked in your dog’s eyes and waited for them to speak, you’re not alone. Often times it’s non-humans we feel a very human connection with. On this episode, we examine what truly connects us to non-human fictional characters. To guide us, we’ve brought along comedian, writer, and podcast host (“Lizard People”) Katelyn Hempstead. With insight, empathy, and enthusiasm, Katelyn helps us define what makes non-human characters so fascinating, why we can emotionally connect to characters who aren’t even real, and why Andy Serkis’ Caesar might be the only ruler our planet will ever need.  

Capturing our hearts and reprograming our circuit boards this week: Data (Brent Spiner) of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Caesar (Andy Serkis) of Rise of/Dawn of/War for the Planet of the Apes, and Wall-E (Ben Burtt) of Pixar’s Wall-E.

This week’s small business shout-out: Breakaway Records (Austin)

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Crush Fictionally is produced by Peter Byrnes. Original music by Edith Mudge. Artwork by Rose Feduk.

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