anthropomorphizing
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, anthropomorphizing has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025).
Anthropomorphism is the ascribing of human personality, appearance, conduct, cognition, or other attributes to non-human entities, often including non-human animals. In fiction and folklore, it is specifically the endowing of non-human characters with human-like behaviors, speech, facial expressions, etc.; common examples include intelligent talking animals, talking trees, anthropomorphized food, and sentient toys.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Field | Psychology / Rhetoric |
Who talks about anthropomorphizing on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up anthropomorphizing; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- Operation Paul Bunyan | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025) — Josh Clark
What is anthropomorphizing mentioned alongside?
anthropomorphizing is most often mentioned alongside Nixon administration, Operation Paul Bunan and MASH.
Mentioned together: Nixon administration, Operation Paul Bunan, MASH, 1977 Army War College report, stuffodcast@iheartradio.com, Michael J. Randle, Saturday morning cartoon episode, iHeart Radio, General Richard Stillwell, House of Dynamite