A Real-Life Pet Detective | Life of a Stray Dog in Istanbul | Stock Photo Dogs Come to Life | Dog Edition #11

Want to hear something surprising, unusual, or downright weird? This week’s show has all three of those covered. Jamie Katz – Licensed Pet Detective When a beloved dog goes missing, we tend to panic. We assume the worst: dognapping! We tend to not think clearly about how to best begin a search. That’s where a licensed Private Investigator can be of help. Jamie Katz is just such a professional ... who exclusively works to get pets back home. This real-life, bonafide Pet Detective offers tips and insights. And you won’t want to miss the story about her latest super-success story.  Stray – A New Documentary Filmmaker Elizabeth Lo takes us to the streets of Istanbul in her new documentary Stray. It’s illegal to capture and hold or kill stray dogs in the Turkish capital … which may make them the city’s most interesting denizens. Filmed at dog level, Lo takes us on a long walk with the dogs. We play in parks, march in protests, visit a couple “dog restaurants, and listen in on everyday conversations. Lo crafts a poignant, wordless portrait of a way of life where dogs and humans interconnect by the multitude … to explore the inherent value of all beings. The Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs When virtual reality changes your reality, you know you’re truly in the matrix. Indie Game Developer and Award-Winning Narrative Director, Xalavier Nelson Jr., once identified as a cat person … but became a dog person by creating a video game that deals in absurdity. The Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs asks the question “what happens if you and your loved one are the only humans left … and you are separated by galaxies … and what if dogs are the ones running the alien airport you must use to reunite?” Using unabashedly joyful stock photo dogs in his game ended up changing his view on the species. Now he now has a real-life dog – something that wouldn’t have happened without the game. About Jamie Katz Licensed Private Investigator Jamie Katz is the best in the biz when it comes to reuniting lost pets with their loved ones. Katz has traveled across the country at a moment’s notice and successfully found missing animals in rural towns as well as in big cities. PI Jamie Katz, LLC is the only private investigation agency in South Florida that specializes full-time in reuniting lost, missing and stolen pets with their families with the aid of scent specific tracking dogs. http://www.jamiekatzpetdetective.com/ About Elizabeth Lo Elizabeth Lo is an award-winning filmmaker who is interested in finding new, aesthetic ways of exploring the boundaries between species, class, and unequal states of personhood. Her work has been broadcast and showcased internationally, including at Sundance, MoMA Museum of Modern Art, SXSW, IDFA, True/False, Tribeca, Hot Docs, New York Times Op-Docs, Field of Vision, and PBS’ POV. Elizabeth has been featured in Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film, DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 List, Cannes Lions’ New Directors Showcase, and the artist academics of Locarno Film Festival and New York Film Festival. Her debut feature, Stray, won the Top Jury Prize at Hot Docs and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, a Critics Choice Award, and two Cinema Eye Honors after premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2020. https://www.elizabeth-lo.com/ About Xalavier Nelson Jr. Xalavier Nelson Jr. is a BAFTA-nominated, award-winning narrative director, writer, ex-PC Gamer columnist, IntroComp organizer, and MCV Rising Star. You might know him from his work on Reigns: Beyond, Hypnospace Outlaw, Can Androids Pray, SkateBIRD, An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs, or dozens of other things. https://twitter.com/WritNelson https://store.steampowered.com/app/1246250/An_Airport_for_Aliens_Currently_Run_by_Dogs/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices