HTA-0519: Dogs Make Us Human — Jeffrey Masson and Art Wolfe

A. Story Identification

FieldValue
HTA IDHTA-0519
TitleDogs Make Us Human — Jeffrey Masson and Art Wolfe
Date2011
Date ConfidenceHIGH — "Dogs Make Us Human" published 2011
ProgramKRON 4 News Weekend
StationKRON-TV, Channel 4, San Francisco
Duration~4:00 (estimated)
FormatStudio interview

B. Content Summary

Henry interviews Jeffrey Masson about his book "Dogs Make Us Human" with photographs by Art Wolfe. Henry's introduction is characteristically grand: "All over the world and, well, far, far back in time, humans and canines have had a remarkable synergistic relationship." He calls Masson "as far as I can tell, the most interesting man in the world" — a playful reference to the Dos Equis ad campaign.

C. Structured Metadata

FieldValue
PeopleHenry Tenenbaum (Reporter), Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (Author), Art Wolfe (Photographer)
OrganizationsKRON-TV
LocationsKRON studio
SubjectsDogs, human-animal bond, photography, animal behavior
ThemesInterspecies connection, evolution of companionship
ToneWarm, intellectual, playful

D. Notable Quotes

"All over the world and, well, far, far back in time, humans and canines have had a remarkable synergistic relationship."

"Jeffrey Musaief Mason, who is, as far as I can tell, the most interesting man in the world."

G. Source Provenance

FieldValue
Transcript source1258013_4530302355007_17499_n.txt
Video sourceNot located
Storage locationTranscript: local (/KRON/)
Analysis modeTranscript Only
Date analyzed2026-07-05
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