Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe

About Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe

Ethnocynology is the study of dogs in human cultural contexts. This podcast, hosted by anthropologist and comedian David Ian Howe, explores the history and archaeology of dogs, the roles of dogs in modern media, and the latest findings from archaeology in general.

Publisher

The Archaeology Podcast Network

Category

education · history · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Sept 2024

Latest episode

10 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

55 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Oct 2026

   Flintknapping, Dogs, and David's Reading List - Ep 46

   In this episode of Ethnocynology, David does a solo and audio exclusive of his recent weekend Knapping and goes over his reading list. Dog sitting for Donny Dust, David spent the past weekend Flintknapping day and night in Donny’s shop and discusses how fun and engaging it is to craft stone tools, and discusses how it’s really interesting to rewatch the videos of yourself knapping, as you really start to notice how much you think and how an ancient homages would’ve thought when they were doing the same.

2. 

   26 Sept 2026

   An Interview with Wolf Observer and Author, Rick McItnyre - Ep 45

   In this episode of Ethnocynology, David Ian Howe sits down with legendary Yellowstone wolf observer and author Rick McIntyre to discuss what decades of watching wild wolves have taught him about their complex social lives. Rick shares stories of some of Yellowstone’s most famous wolves, including Wolf 8 and Wolf 21, exploring leadership, adoption, family bonds, personality, cooperation, conflict, and even mercy. The conversation also travels back into the Ice Age to ask what the first human hunter-gatherers may have seen in wolves and how that relationship could have eventually produced the domestic dog. Rick discusses how wolves may have entered human communities, why their family-oriented social structure made them uniquely compatible with people, and how wolves and early humans may have learned to hunt, cooperate, and live alongside one another.

3. 

   12 Sept 2026

   Archaeologists and Classicists Discuss The Odyssey - Ep 44

   Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has been out for a few weeks, but how does it hold up to a panel of archaeologists and classicists? In this episode, I’m joined by archaeologist, author, and YouTuber Raven Todd DaSilva, classicist, researcher, and PhD student Cosima Carnegie, and classicist and ancient dog expert Dr. Alyce Cannon to break down Nolan’s The Odyssey from the perspectives of archaeology, ancient history, and the original Homeric epic. So how accurate is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey? And more importantly: does it actually matter? Let us know!

Who has been a guest on Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Artur Hulu
• Gaius Flavius
• Jonny Devaney

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Books guests

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