We grew up on a cattle ranch that my grandparents managed, and we had a lot of land space. We were very feral as kids in the '70s, as most kids were in the '70s, but I think on the reservation it was an extra level of feral . So our parents, like, parenting wasn't really a thing for Boomers.
We were very feral as kids in the '70s, as most kids were in the '70s, but I think on the reservation it was an extra level of feral . So our parents, like, parenting wasn't really a thing for Boomers. They were basically just like, stay outside until dark was pretty much the main parenting rule.
I've really let go. I've gone feral over the last few months. So just go back to the US, then, for a minute, because your show was called "Secret." How on earth do you do it?
So they brought all of these cows to feed the troops. The cows were completely feral .
Basically, what was going on there was a bunch of cats living on the lot. There was a feral cat colony. And then, my friend and some other people there Sony would take care of the feral cats, make sure they're well-fed, their health is all right.
the moment who hasn't -- yeah, the human beings who are furthest from the criteria of being human are feral children who've been put out in the forest that have somehow survived whether they're nurtured by wolves like Mowgli or whatever.
Delicious, fat, creamy, ripe, little piglets. The pigs, how had the pigs gotten there? Well, the original sheep ranchers had some pigs and the pigs got loose. Now 150 years later, they were feral . Wild boars all over the island. Wouldn't be so bad except that, except for the sheep. The sheep had to be removed because once it became a National Conservancy and a National Park Service, the sheep were changing the ecology. As you know, sheep eat everything, right down to the root. So, there were no longer any young trees, or saplings.
guy it's better in the old days you've got to after yourself the world is violent and unsafe the generation below you are feral and dangerous things are changing too fast you can't trust uh scientists or new ages or Democrats or Republicans or nerds or Geeks or religious people or atheists or football fans or the rich or the poor or what you
And when you're on sensory overload, you might not be in the best space to adopt an animal, to find your animal. Everyone is familiar with what a feral cat is?
And when you're on sensory overload, you might not be in the best space to adopt an animal, to find your animal. I've seen a number of feral cats myself in my neighborhood and this bothers me.
Etched from limestone by wind, surf, and rain, its stubby hills and plains are blanketed in thick tropical scrub. Rustling with wild boar and feral cats. Stitched with mangroves, and blessed with a series of exquisite virgin beaches.
sends them out over the internet. I I find that to be charming, Jonathan. I think it's just Thanks. Thanks. That's very nice, but I I uh I'm actually not feral . I'm sorry. Really? No, I'm not feral . I was raised by humans. I had a human family. I'm I'm a human I thought you said you were a feral
than the top 10 universities. And they are designed to be programs that are feral , utterly predatory, completely amoral and utterly insatiable and totally secret.
We've got 171 million dogs and cats in our homes. There are anywhere from 10 to 100 million feral cats roaming outside in the United States. In the US, we raise 9 billion animals a year for food, 70 billion worldwide.
Face forward, shoulders back, he recited, "I am a eugenic scientist. I believed in improvement of the species, preserved and strengthened by applied biology." Mengele's face went feral . "If a father finds vermin in his family and poisons them, does that make him a mass murderer or a family man, a good family man?" "Defoliation of political power," said
I fell stupid, crazy, madly in love with her. My wife gave me three beautiful, feral kids-- Zozo-Bear, Lola-Bear, my lovey, and the Wolf. And with them, my dreams finally came true.
as a person. And so all of that is to say that, like, with Starburns-- the reason I started dumping Starburns resources into Feral Audio, and partnering with that-- Dustin Marshall started Feral on handshakes and smiles and warm feelings, and accrued this, like, amazing family of podcasters. And then, because he was going to have to go get a job at Best Buy, I was like, well,
Cheng: Yeah. Domestic pigs that have gone feral . These are also shot in the Bahamas.
I assume you're not all dazed, feral road warriors. Is that at least another ten hours a week that you spend traveling? OK. Now, thank you. Now, we are at 50 hours a week--uhh,
the biggest animal. We're the toughest. We're the smartest. We eat them. We use them for our pleasure. But look at the rat. What about the white rat that the kids have? Living in a cage in a privileged position while behind the walls are their feral cousins crapping, screwing, and dying every night. And one is -- we love it, and the other is a nuisance. So the book has an epigraph from Genesis 1:28 and it sort ofsets up the thematic
We've seen some goats that were slaughtered, but it could potentially have happened from a feral dog.
And when you're on sensory overload, you might not be in the best space to adopt an animal, to find your animal. Trap, neuter, return-- it's the idea of feral cats.
And when you're on sensory overload, you might not be in the best space to adopt an animal, to find your animal. are not effective, and we basically just need to eliminate the domesticated and feral domesticated cats.
But there are local humane societies that are SPCA's. There are 13,000 or 14,000 animal rescue groups, whether they're doing feral cats, or they're doing dog rescue by breed. There may be a St Bernard rescue or Chihuahua rescue.
There was a feral cat colony. And then, my friend and some other people there Sony would take care of the feral cats, make sure they're well-fed, their health is all right. Any new additions, they would trap, spay or neuter, and release them back into the studio wild.
guy -- as a kind of lost person in many ways like a lot of kids. Feral child, as I think of him, who raised
And he feels that no animal should be killed for any reason. He's opposed meanwhile to a character I created called Alma Boyd Takesue, and she works for the Park Service. And she's in charge of this operation to remove the rats and later, to remove other feral animals on Santa Cruz Island, which I'll get to in a minute. And she is just like him. I mean, they both love animals. They love the environment. They want to preserve everything. But she is intransigent.
Ladies and gentlemen, you know you know Jonathan Coulton, of course. Jonathan Yeah. JONATHAN, OF COURSE, IS THE UM THE FERAL MOUNTAIN man that I rescued from the mountains of southern Connecticut. He was raised there by woodland creatures, and when I was going to Yale, I discovered him wandering around and killing cats. And I
Oh. And uh since then you forced me to wear this ridiculous costume. So, no. Not actually feral . Are you You are but you are you are from Connecticut, right?
Instead of saying, oh yes, I remember this, I remember that, people went feral .
And when you're on sensory overload, you might not be in the best space to adopt an animal, to find your animal. And I think the thing that people don't appreciate about the wild cats that we have, the feral cat community, is that they're actually helping with other problems like rats
And then all these unknowns-- it was, like, well, you know, stand-up would have actually not been for this person-- but look how funny they are, just as a person. And so all of that is to say that, like, with Starburns-- the reason I started dumping Starburns resources into Feral Audio, and partnering with that-- Dustin Marshall started Feral on handshakes and smiles and warm feelings, and accrued this, like, amazing family
Um, my cat has fur. I don't have a collar because I'm a feral cat. So, I have fur lines that I have to do all
When you look at the studies, though, the vast majority of those are feral cats.
No animal could do it-- except some of their camels escaped, and now the interior of Australia is full of feral camels, because camels
So they brought all of these cows to feed the troops. I think we all looked like extras from a "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" film or something, just like totally feral , like blending it with the landscape.
I uh I'm actually not feral . I'm sorry. Really? No, I'm not feral . I was raised by humans. I had a human family. I'm I'm a human I thought you said you were a feral mountain man. No, that is a that is a joke that you made up a few years ago.