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Invention Story is a new CGI animated series created by Trad Animation (that’s the name!) from China. Commissioned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the show is intended to spark in young people an interest in science and engineering. “This series of stories take place in a forest surrounding a town called Carrot Town, full of joyful and magic air. The main character is an intelligent, thoughtful, and creative fox, who in each episode makes a new invention. These inventions associate various fields of production in our daily life, which children see, or use everyday, everywhere. In the process of carrying out each invention, our young audience will be thinking and understanding the science, knowledge, and principle behind them, arousing their interest in creating new devises.” That’s what they say. Interestingly, the story editor behind this new series is an American: None other than Jymn Magon, creator of Disney’s Gummi Bears and TaleSpin. The series began with a pilot movie, Agent F.O.X., which is available in English. Currently episodes of Invention Story are posted on YouTube in the original Chinese. No word yet on an English version!

image c. 2016 Trad Animation

Hi....

I told my mom I was a furry, she accepted it and she let me make paws. a while after I wanted to make feet paws and I showed them to her when I was done, I mentioned that I would want to get or make a head and she mentioned the fetishes, I knew about them but I was surprised she knew, she said in not getting a head because of that reason, how do I try to tell her that a lot of other kids are in the fandom too, and that bad part is a small part of the fandom?

~Pinktail the cat (age 11)

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Hi, Pinktail,

Sorry for my late reply. Please share this email with your mother.

Dear Pinktail's Mom,

Hi. I write a column for the furry community. I often get letters from people like your daughter. If you don't mind, I would like to speak frankly to you about the furry fandom, okay?

A little about me. I am a professional author, editor, columnist. I am 51 and divorced. No, I am not a pedophile. Yes, I am a furry (not for prurient reasons). I write the column because many young people come to me for a sympathetic ear and some advice. The column is free to write to or to read online. I do not charge people for anything I do there.

First, let me say that I think you must be a good mom. Many parents don't pay attention to what their children are doing, but you must have gone online and looked at what furries are and are concerned about your 11-year-old girl. (Please note, there is a lot of misinformation on the Internet, too.)

You are quite correct to be concerned.

You see, the furry fandom was begun in the 1970s by some science fiction and comic book fans who decided to create anthropomorphic animal characters in publications for adults with mature themes. Sometimes this involved sex and sometimes just more violence and adult themes.

Anyway, from these roots sprang the furry fandom. I am currently writing a book on the subject, but it won't be out for some time. The fandom is definitely intended, though, for people who are 18 and older. That said, it is definitely NOT true that furries are just about sex and it is NOT a sexual fetish. That is actually just a very very small part of this whole phenomenon, and if you ever go to a furry convention or other furry gathering someday to see for yourself, you'll see it is really pretty G-rated fun like going to a Star Trek convention. It is mostly online that you will see the, well, more kid-unfriendly stuff.

Now, this being said, I can see why furries appeal to young people like your daughter. You see, kids love stuff like Bugs Bunny and Zootopia and Kung Fu Panda and those are all very furry things (fiction about anthropomorphic animals). And they get excited about it and want to perhaps draw furry characters or, like your daughter, make a fursuit. While I will say that you are correct that it is far too early for your daughter to become deeply involved with the fandom, I would like to ask you not to discourage her creative imagination. Just because she wants to make a fursuit head doesn't mean she is going to watch porn online (please do, as all parents should, monitor your daughter's online behavior). Making a costume can be lots of fun, just like making a Halloween costume or dressing up as a hobbit or a Doctor Who character.

Imagination and creativity are good things, I think you will agree. Instead of taking the easy way out and just forbidding your daughter to pursue an interest she has, get more involved with her interest (indeed, often, when parents forbid their kids from doing something it can cause them to be very resentful and hurt your relationship with them). Ask her why she wants to dress up as an animal. Help her to have fun with it. There are many ways to enjoy such things that have absolutely nothing to do with the adult aspects of the fandom. There are a lot of good books for young people (e.g., the Redwall series by Brian Jacques) and fun Disney and Pixar movies you can both enjoy sharing. 

Your daughter's interests can also encourage her to develop some artistic and practical skills, such as drawing and sewing and maybe even animation and filmmaking (potentially lucrative careers in the real world). You know, there are even people involved in these things who are not furries. For example, the woman who sewed my bear costume is not a furry; she just likes making costumes. I'm about to wear it at a parade in Pasadena. It's fun!

So, just some friendly advice, and I hope you don't mind. I would not presume to tell you how to parent. I am just sharing my thoughts with you, and thank you for reading all of this.

Good luck to both you and your daughter.

Papabear (Kevin Hile)

Tundra Books (an imprint of Penguin/Random House) bring us Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea. It’s the first book in a new series of graphic novels for the younger set, written and illustrated by Ben Clanton. “Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but they do they love waffles, parties and adventures. Join Narwhal and Jelly as they discover the whole wide ocean together.” It’s available now at Penguin’s web site, in hardcover and trade paperback editions.

image c. 2016 Tundra Books

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Inbetweenasode! If you're sick of politics, skip this one. Xander and Draggor discuss what just happened in the Presidential election & discuss what happens next. Deepshit Postelection2016 - Inbetweenasode! If you're sick of politics, skip…

Hello Everyone!

On this week’s show we open with a discussion on the recent presidential election in the United States. Our apologies-- this segment ran for much longer but we will be continuing this discussion in a separate show from the podcast. 

Our main topic is on Dating and Spirituality. Many people struggle to balance religion and relationships, especially when non-monogamous. Within the furry fandom we are enriched with individuals who are atheist, agnostic, or otherwise reject a spiritual path. That being said, there are plenty of furries who are religious or otherwise spiritual, and finding a balance in a relationship between partners of varying religious backgrounds can be trying. In this episode we invite on Leo Lion, who is Christian, to discuss methods to bridge that gap and to come to find loving, healthy relationships.

We close out the show with two questions on loud sex and jealousy in relationships. Should you be loud as the hell you want when making love? When getting to know a new partner in an open or polyamorous relationship, should you do that one on one or in a group setting? 

For more information, including a list of topics, see our Show Notes for this episode.

Thanks and, as always, be well!

FA 045 Dating and Spirituality - How long can Metriko scream about Donald Trump without taking a breath? (45 Minutes). Can you be on your knees for Jesus and for your boyfriend? How loud is too loud when having sex? All this, and more, on this week's Feral Attraction

Magnetic Press (who seem to be very busy this year!) have a new hardcover illustrated book out called Centurion & Emperador. “At the Gamble Ranch, all of the animals have a special talent.  All of them except for Centurion and Emperador, two baby horses delivered by a couple of confused storks lost in a storm.  When the ranch owners decide they’ll grow up to be race horses, Centurion and Emperador do their best to be the best.  But what they prove to be best at is quite different from racing… An adorable story about finding your passion,  based on the real-life dancing horses of Gamble Ranch.” It’s written by none other than actor & comedian Rob Schneider (Norm of the North) and his wife, actress & writer Patricia Schneider. The full-color illustration is by Disney and Marvel artist Francisco Herrera (Deadpool). Magnetic Press has a preview.

image c. 2016 Magnetic Press

Post-Election Talk / feat. NIIC (Episode: 98)
America's next president, Donald Trump, leaves the entire country in a state of mixed emotions. Bandit and NIIC share their thoughts and concerns. See more at: http://www.TheRaccoonsDen.com... From: The Raccoon's Den Views: 4453 62 ratings Time: 16:22 More in Entertainment

A lot of animation fans who weren’t around in the late 1960’s (or who weren’t watching cartoons regularly yet!) may not remember the very, very strange Depatie-Freleng series called Here Comes The Grump. Well now according to Cartoon Brew there’s going to be a new CGI version of the series and a CGI movie to kick things off — thanks to Mexico’s Anima Estudios, which previously brought us the CGI Top Cat movies a couple of years ago.  As for Here Comes The Grump, “The film tells the story of teenage boy Terry who has been transported to a magical land where he and some new friends must defeat a mean-spirited wizard called The Grump.” There’s some well-known talent behind the film: “Here Comes the Grump is based on a script from Jim Hecht (Ice Age: The Meltdown) and designs by Craig Kellman (Madagascar, Sausage Party, Samurai Jack, Hotel Transylvania). It is being directed by Andres Couturier, who also helmed Anima’s 2015 feature Top Cat Begins.” No word yet on any distribution planned for North America. Besides the grumpy wizard’s rather klutzy dragon, the Grump’s world features many fantastic creatures — and some that likely will only make sense if you’ve been chemically enhanced. Maybe.

image c. 2016 Anima Estudios

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So that happened. Come on in and hear Vox, Tal and Adoom discuss the results of the election. Episode -18 - Shark for president!

Tonight the cast gathers for the last pre-election episode. Buckle up for Tal, Roland and Adoom to fill your ears with laughs..or not. Episode -19 - Sharks have two

And now for something a little less serious in comics… or at least, a lot more cute. Lion Forge bring us the on-paper version of the latest Care Bares digital comic, Care Bears: Rainbow River Rescue. “When Wonderheart Bear finds an old map of Care-a-Lot, she takes her friends to a long-forgotten part of the Forest of Feelings, where Humming Storks like to nest. The Storks have all flown south for the winder, except for one baby bird who was too sick to fly and got left behind! It’s up to Funshine Bear, Cheer Bear, and Grumpy Bear to reunite their new friend, Dizzy the Humming Stork, with her family on Far-Flung Island, through whitewater rapids, falling rocks, a few wrong turns, and at least one wild Panthrokeet.” This full-color (of course!) graphic story collection was written by Georgia Ball and illustrated by Melanie Gillman. It’s available now.

image c. 2016 Lion Forge

This week Savrin and Fuzz strive to do a positive show. It's been a shit week and we're all really weary, so we didn't talk politics at all. We kept it positive, talked about good things that happened, and get a couple con reports from a fan. We can worry about our dark future next week. Our current Telegram chat link: https://telegram.me/joinchat/CGL2Zj9oiYOxSheQLOReNQ Want to help support the show? We have a Patreon! patreon.com/knotcast Episode 332 - First We Take Manhattan

While checking out Manou the Swift we came across the trailer for another animated bird film, Richard the Stork. “Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, the teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when the time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not a migratory bird and would not survive the journey. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on his own. But only with the help of Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend and Kiki, a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet, does he stand a chance to reach his goal and learn to accept who he really is.” It’s written and directed by Toby Genkel and Reza Memari, the same team that brought us All Creatures Big and Small (aka Ooops! Noah is Gone!) back in 2015. No word yet if Richard will be distributed in North America.

image c. 2016 Global Screen

Nice celebratory round numbers aside, it’s a usual round of furry trash and lots of links in the roundup this week. That said holy crap episode 250! Thank you for sticking with us over all these years! Hope you stick with us for another 250. :3

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Watch Video Link Roundup:

• Dog Chocolate Toxicity Calculator
• CJ sees a Chik-Fil-A for the first time in a while
• Abandoned Steel Plant right near the studio goes up in flames
• Adorable Fox fursuit up for auction, get it for MFF!
• Soulfire Jackal goes Shopping during Extra Life
• Adjective Species turns five
• Furry subreddit /r/furry reaches 30,000 subscribers
• John Lewis Christmas Advert 2016 – #BusterTheBoxer
• Making of Dreamcatcher with EZWolf & Fox Amoore – when you start a howl
• A few furs at FurPock found mushrooms growing in their hotel room
  • Link 2
• HIllary Clinton campaign photo from inside the DLCC, same convention center as AC
• Shoutout to FurcoNZ, New Zealand’s Furry con
• Etsy Store of Animal Jewelry
• The official hashtag for MFF 2016 is #FurFest
• ESPN Tweet with mascot
• Milo gets questioned by a furry
• Will Johnny Depp play Dumbledore’s gay lover in new Harry Potter films?
• A Soviet Scientist Created The Only Tame Foxes In The World
• Macro furries rejoice, there is a VR game for you
• Urban Coyote Twitter handle, tweets news about… urban coyotes
• Shoutout to FurryStuff.ru, selling a Christmas Mini-box
• Youmacon 2016 Rave feat. Magic Ruined
• German too soon

News:

• [SciShow] Bloody Amazing Facts About Vampire Bats
• [MinuteEarth] Why Are There So Many Tigers In Texas?
• Killer Russian robot can detect a human from over four miles away before shooting them dead in an instant
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Must Recommit to Red Wolf Recovery in the Wild
• Caught on camera: Deer crashes through Stillwater store’s window
• Grandad having a bath stunned when fox scales walls and jumps through window
• Man takes pet crocodile for walks to the shops, brushes its teeth and cuddles it
• Suspect Wearing a Wolf Mask Robs Suburban Bank at Gunpoint

Emails:

• Kashmir – “You need more cats on your show. Just saying.”
• Kito Softpaw – “Furcast- Fursuiting,Making Friends & Original Speices”
• Silverhoof – “Breakup/moving on advise”
• Fan Mail – “Relationship Advice!”
• Felis Ridibundus – “PHI and paw”

FC-250 Live Action Memes - Nice celebratory round numbers aside, it's a usual round of furry trash and lots of links in the roundup this week. That said holy crap episode 250! Thank you for sticking with us over all these years! Hope you stick with us for another 250. :3

Nice celebratory round numbers aside, it’s a usual round of furry trash and lots of links in the roundup this week. That said holy crap episode 250! Thank you for sticking with us over all these years! Hope you stick with us for another 250. :3

Download MP3

Watch Video Link Roundup:

• Dog Chocolate Toxicity Calculator
• CJ sees a Chik-Fil-A for the first time in a while
• Abandoned Steel Plant right near the studio goes up in flames
• Adorable Fox fursuit up for auction, get it for MFF!
• Soulfire Jackal goes Shopping during Extra Life
• Adjective Species turns five
• Furry subreddit /r/furry reaches 30,000 subscribers
• John Lewis Christmas Advert 2016 – #BusterTheBoxer
• Making of Dreamcatcher with EZWolf & Fox Amoore – when you start a howl
• A few furs at FurPock found mushrooms growing in their hotel room
  • Link 2
• HIllary Clinton campaign photo from inside the DLCC, same convention center as AC
• Shoutout to FurcoNZ, New Zealand’s Furry con
• Etsy Store of Animal Jewelry
• The official hashtag for MFF 2016 is #FurFest
• ESPN Tweet with mascot
• Milo gets questioned by a furry
• Will Johnny Depp play Dumbledore’s gay lover in new Harry Potter films?
• A Soviet Scientist Created The Only Tame Foxes In The World
• Macro furries rejoice, there is a VR game for you
• Urban Coyote Twitter handle, tweets news about… urban coyotes
• Shoutout to FurryStuff.ru, selling a Christmas Mini-box
• Youmacon 2016 Rave feat. Magic Ruined
• German too soon

News:

• [SciShow] Bloody Amazing Facts About Vampire Bats
• [MinuteEarth] Why Are There So Many Tigers In Texas?
• Killer Russian robot can detect a human from over four miles away before shooting them dead in an instant
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Must Recommit to Red Wolf Recovery in the Wild
• Caught on camera: Deer crashes through Stillwater store’s window
• Grandad having a bath stunned when fox scales walls and jumps through window
• Man takes pet crocodile for walks to the shops, brushes its teeth and cuddles it
• Suspect Wearing a Wolf Mask Robs Suburban Bank at Gunpoint

Emails:

• Kashmir – “You need more cats on your show. Just saying.”
• Kito Softpaw – “Furcast- Fursuiting,Making Friends & Original Speices”
• Silverhoof – “Breakup/moving on advise”
• Fan Mail – “Relationship Advice!”
• Felis Ridibundus – “PHI and paw”

FC-250 Live Action Memes - Nice celebratory round numbers aside, it's a usual round of furry trash and lots of links in the roundup this week. That said holy crap episode 250! Thank you for sticking with us over all these years! Hope you stick with us for another 250. :3

Nice celebratory round numbers aside, it’s a usual round of furry trash and lots of links in the roundup this week. That said holy crap episode 250! Thank you for sticking with us over all these years! Hope you stick with us for another 250. :3

Download MP3

Link Roundup:

• Dog Chocolate Toxicity Calculator
• CJ sees a Chik-Fil-A for the first time in a while
• Abandoned Steel Plant right near the studio goes up in flames
• Adorable Fox fursuit up for auction, get it for MFF!
• Soulfire Jackal goes Shopping during Extra Life
• Adjective Species turns five
• Furry subreddit /r/furry reaches 30,000 subscribers
• John Lewis Christmas Advert 2016 – #BusterTheBoxer
• Making of Dreamcatcher with EZWolf & Fox Amoore – when you start a howl
• A few furs at FurPock found mushrooms growing in their hotel room
  • Link 2
• HIllary Clinton campaign photo from inside the DLCC, same convention center as AC
• Shoutout to FurcoNZ, New Zealand’s Furry con
• Etsy Store of Animal Jewelry
• The official hashtag for MFF 2016 is #FurFest
• ESPN Tweet with mascot
• Milo gets questioned by a furry
• Will Johnny Depp play Dumbledore’s gay lover in new Harry Potter films?
• A Soviet Scientist Created The Only Tame Foxes In The World
• Macro furries rejoice, there is a VR game for you
• Urban Coyote Twitter handle, tweets news about… urban coyotes
• Shoutout to FurryStuff.ru, selling a Christmas Mini-box
• Youmacon 2016 Rave feat. Magic Ruined
• German too soon

News:

• [SciShow] Bloody Amazing Facts About Vampire Bats
• [MinuteEarth] Why Are There So Many Tigers In Texas?
• Killer Russian robot can detect a human from over four miles away before shooting them dead in an instant
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Must Recommit to Red Wolf Recovery in the Wild
• Caught on camera: Deer crashes through Stillwater store’s window
• Grandad having a bath stunned when fox scales walls and jumps through window
• Man takes pet crocodile for walks to the shops, brushes its teeth and cuddles it
• Suspect Wearing a Wolf Mask Robs Suburban Bank at Gunpoint

Emails:

• Kashmir – “You need more cats on your show. Just saying.”
• Kito Softpaw – “Furcast- Fursuiting,Making Friends & Original Speices”
• Silverhoof – “Breakup/moving on advise”
• Fan Mail – “Relationship Advice!”
• Felis Ridibundus – “PHI and paw”

[Live] Live Action Memes

A new announcement over at Cartoon Brew: The German visual FX house Luxx Studio (known for their work on features like White House Down and Independence Day: Resurgence) have started work in earnest on their first CGI feature film, Manou the Swift. “The cg animated film, which is still a work in progress, is set for release in 2017. It tells the story of a swift who grows up thinking he is seagull but soon finds out his real calling.” The article includes a teaser trailer — which oddly does not seem to include the main character.

Image c. 2016 Luxx Studios

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This is an odd one — but what about the world of Jim Woodring isn’t? Back in 2010 the creator of the iconic/weird-and-wordless funny animal comic Frank brought us his first graphic novel, Weathercraft. Now Fantagraphics Books have re-released in a new hardcover format with some additional new artwork. “As it happens, Frank has only a brief supporting appearance in Weathercraft, which actually stars Manhog, Woodring’s pathetic, brutish everyman (or everyhog), who had previously made several appearances in Frank stories (as well as a stunning solo turn in the short story “Gentlemanhog”). After enduring 32 pages of almost incomprehensible suffering, Manhog embarks upon a transformative journey and attains enlightenment. He wants to go to celestial realms but instead altruistically returns to the Unifactor to undo a wrong he has inadvertently brought about: The transformation of the evil politician Whim into a mind-destroying plant-demon who distorts and enslaves Frank and his friends. The new and metaphysically expanded Manhog sets out for a final battle with Whim…” It may or may not make more sense if you pick it up, but it will be very interesting. Check it out over at Fantagraphics.

image c. 2016 Fantagraphics

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Tried to stay upbeat with this one. We talk the outcome of the Presidential Election, answer your questions and more! Reminder: We're on Patreon! If you could kick us a buck or two, we'd greatly appreciate it. www.patreon.com/thedraggetshow ALSO, we're not just on SoundCloud, you can also subscribe to this on most podcast services like iTunes! Don't forget to hang out in our telegram chat, now w/ over 100 members!telegram.me/draggetshow ep 145 - Trumpland - Tried to stay upbeat with this one. We talk the …