Life Is Short Re-Run: Dr. Jane Goodall
Life is Short with Justin Long
Wondery
4.8 • 9.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2024
⏱️ 101 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Jane Goodall (The Jane Goodall Hopecast podcast) talks to Justin about her first memories of gravitating towards animals, how her connection with chimps has changed the way she connects with humans, and she reflects on her life long work as an activist.
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| 0:00.0 | I love Central America. |
| 0:05.0 | Central America. |
| 0:07.0 | When I was a little kid, I had a little club. |
| 0:09.0 | I was jealous of my older brother for being in Boy Scouts, or Cub Scouts guess because I was even that was that young |
| 0:13.7 | that I'd started a Central American club. Years later I got to go to Costa Rica I |
| 0:19.1 | had been fascinated by it because of Nash I love National Geographic Geographic, I loved animals, and for some reason the |
| 0:24.7 | coolest one seemed to live in Costa Rica. |
| 0:27.0 | So years later when I got to go there, I had a day there with my friend James Duffy, |
| 0:33.6 | supporter of the show and our lives, |
| 0:36.1 | and to please listen. |
| 0:37.6 | He doesn't support us financially. |
| 0:40.5 | No, no. |
| 0:41.9 | Or the show. Emotionally. |
| 0:43.0 | Yes, that's right. |
| 0:44.4 | He's not a benefactor. |
| 0:45.4 | No. |
| 0:46.3 | But I got to go there with James and a bunch of other friends and I think it was the best day |
| 0:50.4 | of my life was the day that I got to interact with monkeys. I think they were |
| 0:54.8 | spider monkeys. I don't know if I've ever really been happier. And again, I don't think these |
| 1:00.6 | are things you're supposed to do. I don't think it's good for the monkeys but |
| 1:03.2 | um God it was a day I'll never forget my point is I love monkeys you should seek out monkeys |
| 1:08.2 | more often I know it was that great of it that I know I've seen footage of that day and |
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