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Host 1
It's the vert show. Okay, Hannah, I'm gonna be honest with you. I think you're walking into a skeptical room. We are skeptical of anybody that tells us they can communicate with anything except human beings over the last couple of weeks.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah, I get that a lot, so I'm used to it.
Host 1
I think we were burned pretty badly a couple of weeks ago, so we might be closed.
Host 2
There's no seance.
Jen
I still believe Little Flower was there.
Host 2
I am curious when this started, your communication with animals. When did you know?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Well, I've been doing it for about two years. I started with my own animals. I had an animal communicator, and then she kind of taught me how to do that myself. And then I've just been growing and getting better and better as I go along.
Jen
And why?
Host 2
What sent you to your animal communicator first?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
I have always been more interested in alternative kind of things, and I used a alternative vet. And then my friend had a cat that was. He had cancer, and he was kind of going downhill. And so she gave her the number of the animal communicator. And I was actually on the phone with her when she called the animal communicator. And, you know, talked to him about what was going on and what he wanted to do and what his next step was.
Host 1
So I just want to let you know the intelligent questions are done.
Host 2
Well, I'm just trying to make her feel welcome in the studio.
Host 1
What language do dogs Speak in that you can communicate with dogs.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Usually, animals communicate in one of two ways. They either will sen like an image, which is how most of them communicate, or they'll send, like, language, which will be, like, thoughts will pop into your head. The main trick with that is learning what feels like your thoughts, and then what feels like that's not right, you know, so it's kind of what I think of it as, like, kind of finding Where's Waldo? You know, and eventually you get to where you can look at it and go, oh, there's Waldo. Because it doesn't fit with the rest of the stuff that's in there.
Host 1
So if you're walking through Piedmont park on a Saturday, you got all these dogs out there. Some are playing Frisbee, some are hanging out.
Host 2
Risk that. Do you even go to dog park?
Host 1
I mean, you must be getting. It's like Dr. Dolittle or whatever. I mean, you must be getting images and thoughts and barks and meows and everything as you're walking through the park.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Usually I can. It's. It's really. It's like if somebody knocks on the door, and then I have to open the door. So a lot of times animals will, like, come up to me and kind of look at me like, I know you can talk to me. What's going on? You know, I have something to say, and so then I'll go ahead and hook into that. But I can. I usually try and keep it very quiet in my head because I don't, you know, I don't like a lot of things going on in there, except unless I bring it in, so.
Host 1
And you can communicate back if they talk to you? You can communicate back to them?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yes. Yeah. How you do that, it's kind of the same thing. You take an image or a thought in your head, and you really focus on it, and then you send it out through your heart. You know, you just feel it going out through your heart, and that's. And how do you know they receive your image? It's. You don't really know, but usually they'll respond in some way.
Jen
Has any pet changed their behavior after you've worked with them?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yes. Yeah, I've had a lot of clients. I've had a lot of clients who've had, you know, like, really hyper dogs or. I have a person who's a pet sitter, and she'll refer me to some of her clients, and then she'll go and, you know, take care of the client's dogs, and she'll just be like, oh, they were so much more calm. Or, you know, they really have stopped, you know, barking or stuff like that. Because a lot of times the animals will try and communicate with us and tell us what's going on, but they have to do it in some type of physical way so they'll act out. Does that make sense?
Host 2
Yeah. Well, I am wondering if you planned on coming here on the day when Jeff wasn't here, because I assume that you realize that especially if Jeff was here, you probably would by this point, have already said that you were full of crap.
Host 1
Well, I think we're respectfully calling you out right now. I want to know, how would we know if you were right or wrong?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
A lot of times what'll happen is I'll get images or if somebody's having a particular problem, then I'll be able to pick that out with their pet. Or I'll be able to say things that I wouldn't know normally. Okay. You know, like sometimes it'll be. If somebody has a bunch of animals, I'll be able to tell, you know, they'll send me, like a picture of what they look like or something like that. They'll send me about, obviously, what their problem is. What's going on with that? Just that sort of stuff.
Host 2
Because, I mean, part of me as well. I mean. Cause the phone lines are lit. I'm not sure why they're lit.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
But I.
Host 2
But what I'm saying is if it. If it ends up getting the result people want, then I'm sure, you know, then who's to say it's not, you know, good for that pet owner?
Caller
Right.
Host 2
You know what I mean?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah.
Host 1
So I'm assuming you don't. Are you single?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah.
Host 1
You don't tell the dudes you date this on the very first date, do you?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
No. I mean, if somebody asks me what I do, that's what I'll say. I'll say I am an animal communicator. But.
Host 2
And you can make a living doing.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yes.
Host 1
Really?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah. Yeah.
Host 1
So people really think that you sit down with their dogs and you can really feel and see what they're thinking?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah.
Host 2
I mean, the phone lines.
Host 1
Okay.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Don't be so skeptical until we prove it.
Host 1
Our nanny is with our dog Pancake right now.
Caller
Okay.
Host 1
Okay. Aaron, are you there?
Caller
I'm here.
Host 1
Okay. What would you do? You just want her to put the phone next to our dog.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
That's okay. Are you having any particular problems with your dog?
Host 1
Well, should you be able to tell me that?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Well, that's kind of what I was picking up, but I wasn't sure, like, because I was doing a little bit when I was waiting just to kind of. Because usually when I communicate it gets kind of quiet. So I wanted to have, you know, just some stuff going on. But let's see, What I was picking up was that there's been. Let's see, Has it been. Has your dog been a little growly lately? Like, that was. That's what I was picking up because when I was talking to him, it was like he. It's a heave, right. I was getting masculine energy, so that might be me. I can't deny that.
Host 2
Right. He's sitting there.
Host 1
I wear a lot of layers of that. Yes. It's a masculine dog.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay.
Host 1
He just, actually just got his stuff a couple of days ago. It was really pretty exciting day in the house. He's a puppy.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay.
Host 2
Don't give her too much information. Okay?
Host 1
Well, she knew that already. She knew he just got his junk.
Host 2
I'm sorry.
Jen
Awkward.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
But I was kind of picking up that he's been feeling a little. What's the word? Sorry, I'm a little nervous.
Host 2
It's all right.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
He's been feeling a little looked over, you know, like when you guys come in, you don't really pay attention to him and you just kind of walk past him. That's what I was picking up. And so he's really acting out just a little bit. And really what I was getting is it was a little bit of kind of growliness and that's what I was picking up. But it wasn't very strong because he definitely feels like a protector of the house. But let's see.
Host 1
I'm so hoping she doesn't start speaking like that. Yellow tail, the bird show Q100 holiday time. I don't know why that happened.
Jen
It's the exchange of energy.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Pancake made that happen.
Host 1
You haven't been too far off. I mean, he sort of takes a backseat to everybody in the house. And he does have a bit of a. Like when he gets frustrated, he growls. But it doesn't sound like he's just a puppy.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah, I mean, it's definitely. Let's see. Because I was actually picking up that he was a little older than. Than a puppy. Like, I was actually thinking he was more of like kind of middle aged kind of dog because his energy is very.
Host 2
Well, he probably weighs the same. Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Host 1
He's only four months old.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay.
Host 1
Yeah.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
All right. Interesting. Because I was. I was actually Picking up that he felt a little bit older than that, because I was thinking he was actually a little bit kind of in the middle stage of his life. So he's very grounded dog. Usually with puppies, they're like, you know, and kind of very bouncy. Bouncy and all that kind of stuff.
Host 1
Now, I will give you a little credibility there because it's an English bulldog and they just don't know whatever that thing is. You just did that. Oh, I'm excited. I'm trying. I'm trying to buy it. I'm trying to buy it.
Jen
Can you do this with, like, dogs, cats, birds, any animal?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah, yeah. Mainly do it with horses. I have horses of my own. And the people that I use trans are transfer me, but, you know, tell the people my information and all that kind of stuff.
Host 2
So is it usually behavioral problems? Is that why people come to you?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
It can be behavioral problems. That's what it is. A lot of times they're also physical problems. I can, you know, kind of hook in and see what's going on with, you know, if there's any type of physical issue or emotional issue, stuff like that.
Host 1
Jen, are you buying this?
Jen
Um, I think I would have to see it work on my dog, specifically in order to really believe it.
Host 1
You can channel Jen's dog through Jen, though, without having any kind of a line here.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Mm, yeah.
Host 2
Okay.
Jen
Oh, wow. Okay. I didn't know we were going there. What do I. What am I supposed to do? Am I supposed to just think about her a lot?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Are you having any? The, the best thing, honestly, for me is if you just not really start telling me specifics, but if you just kind of start talking about your dog, like, if you're having any problems or anything like that. The trick is, is not be too specific because then, you know, I don't need to get in the way of the messages that I'm getting. I'm just kind of the conduit for it, if that makes sense. I just need to say what kind of comes to me. So.
Jen
Okay. I'm concerned about her getting used to her new environment.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Well, I'm definitely getting that she's very happy. She's. She's very content. Let's see. Yeah. Does she stay in your bedroom in, like, a crate? Mm, okay. Yeah, I'm getting that she feels very safe in there, but, like, the living room area is like, ah, I don't know. It's. She's not quite as confident there yet.
Jen
That's true. That's dead on, actually. Hmm.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Huh. She'll get better. It's just working with that threshold, you know, working with getting her a little bit closer and a little bit closer and a little bit closer. Do you feed her in the crate?
Jen
No.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay, that will help if. I think what one might help is if you slowly move the bowl closer to, like, the door.
Jen
Okay.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
And then once. And then that'll help her get more confident because. Oh, the living room. Closer to living room means food.
Jen
Okay, that's good. That's really good.
Host 1
Who do you believe more, Hannah or Nicole Forrester?
Jen
Hannah,
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Jen
I had to think for a second. I'm like, who's Nicole Forrester?
Host 2
Do you mind my asking?
Host 1
Josh Duhamel, stripper.
Host 2
When you are channeling or concentrating, rather. I shouldn't say channeling, but when you're concentrating on hearing, you know, the signals, you do something with your hands. Do you mind if I ask what that is?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
That's fine. It's kinesiology. It's muscle testing. So just to get a little bit more weird,
Host 2
at least you acknowledge it's all right. Yes.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Oh, I know.
Host 2
We embrace weird on the bird show.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Everybody has an energetic flow about them. And usually when something is right or it's strong, then the energy will be strong. And so when I do this, if it's strong, then my fingers will stay together.
Host 2
What she's kind of doing is her hands are on her lap and her. I don't know how to describe it, but you're almost. Almost like you're flicking.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
I'm seeing if I can open my fingers.
Host 2
So she has her index finger and her thumb kind of in a circle, like an ohm position. And she's using her other hand, her other index finger to kind of deflect a thump to see if she can open that circle up or not. So I just. I just noticed that you were doing that when you were.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah, it just helps me. Signals help me know. Helps me know if I'm on the right track.
Host 1
Okay, here's Susanna. Good morning, Susanna.
Caller
Hello.
Host 1
You're on with Hannah. She says that she can communicate with your pets.
Caller
Okay, go ahead. I have a 5 year old cat named Casper.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay.
Caller
And I now have a child who's like 14 months old. So I was wondering, like, how she feels about my son being in the house.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
It's. It's a little standoffish. A lot of times cats feel that they should be, you know, the number one in the household. Let's see. Do you. Does the cat sleep with you?
Caller
No. She used to But I. Whenever I got pregnant, I got her out of that habit of sleeping with us.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay. Because I definitely getting that she still misses it. Was it, like, close to your head?
Caller
Yeah, she would lay, like, right next to my chest.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah, I'm definitely getting that she misses that closeness with you. It's almost like you've gotten distant ever since your child was born. Does that sound about right? It's almost like you've distanced yourself so that the cat. To keep the cat away from the child. Does that make sense? So that he doesn't get too close or, you know, hurt. Hurt her?
Caller
Yes. I mean, I'd love for them to be able to have a better relationship, but having a toddler, he kind of scares her.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah.
Caller
But, I mean, I trust her around him.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah. Let's see.
Host 1
Like, when you're saying, let's see, what's the vision that comes to your head?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
I was actually getting that it was more of when the child was an infant, that there was a lot of, like, nervous energy. But now it's. It's almost like. It's almost like the. You know, the cat's kind of a little. You know. I'm getting the picture of the toddler just kind of running up and trying to grab the cat.
Caller
Yes, that's true.
Host 2
Well, see, I think a lot of these. I think with Hannah, I think that. What. Because you're giving, you know, the sleeping thing and with Jen, the living room thing. I mean, maybe that's why a lot of people come to her, to you. And I'm looking at her man over here because there are specific situations she's bringing up now, whether, you know, again, skeptic. Be skeptic. But it's a little further than just the general. You have a child in the house. There's distance. Well, that's any new toddler in a home with pets. But she gave a specific, you know, she asked specific questions, which, you know, signals she's picking up.
Host 1
Hey, Wendy.
Caller
Yes.
Host 1
Don't tell us anything about your situation at all. Okay?
Caller
Okay.
Host 1
All right, Hannah, tell her what's up.
Host 2
I mean, that's. That's cool, right? That you'll still pick up something even if she doesn't say anything.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
It'll be a little harder if. Let's see. Now. Do you have a dog?
Caller
Yes.
Host 2
Okay.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Like a bigger dog, maybe around 50, 60 pounds?
Caller
Yes.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay. Is it a male?
Caller
No.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
No. Okay, It. Let's see. Okay. Yeah. Are you having any type of. Are you having any type of going to the bathroom in the house?
Caller
No,
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
No.
Caller
They're not making it easy for you, are they?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
We're not doing anything.
Host 1
We're just saying, let's see it.
Host 2
I'm trying to be quiet because I know that she needs quiet energy.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Is your dog dog aggressive?
Caller
Say that again.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Is your dog dog aggressive? Like when you're walking on the leash or something? Will they go after another dog?
Caller
Yes.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay.
Caller
That's the problem.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay. Yeah. Because I was. I was getting that at first, and then. And then I thought, you know, I'm not sure. And then I was getting a little bit of the other stuff. So I was like, she picked the dog.
Host 2
The size of the dog. And the problem. The problem.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay. And it's on leash, right?
Caller
I'm sorry, you're cutting out. Hold on. I'm not sure if you can hear me. But she is very friendly to every. I mean, she used to be friendly to every dog. And she would flirt with them and put her little hiney in their face and just. She was wonderful. And now it's very random.
Host 1
I saw a lot of that at the Big Wicked also.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Now, is it. Is it when your dog is on leash that you have the biggest problem?
Caller
That she's off leash?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
When she's off leash?
Caller
When she's on a leash, it doesn't matter.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Okay.
Caller
It doesn't matter if she's on or off the leash.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Yeah. Well, I'm getting definitely when she's on leash, and I've seen this with a lot of different dogs, is that there is part of. There is a little bit of protective kind of stuff going on because they feel like they really do need to protect you.
Caller
Yeah, it could be. And it's gotten worse since we have another dog. Added another dog to the mix.
Host 1
Hey, Hannah, we're gonna have to run here in a second. Cause Monique's gonna be calling us up. You don't want to anger Monique.
Host 2
Have you seen the trailers for Precious? You don't wanna anger Monica.
Host 1
You do not want to. I appreciate you coming in. I wish we had some more time.
Host 2
Hannah, thank you for coming in.
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Well, thank you. Thank you guys for having me.
Jen
I think it's really cool. And if somebody wants press with the living room thing?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
Cause.
Host 2
Yeah, how would you know that? And if somebody needs a pet communicator, how would they contact you?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
You can call me. My number is 404-550-0314. And I, you know, run my own business, so I can pretty much talk to anybody whenever.
Host 1
What do you charge for something like that?
Hannah (Animal Communicator)
An hour is I use a sliding scale, so I let people. I do the honor system, so it's between 30 and 60 for an hour. And then they're able to pick out where they fall financially on that scale.
Host 1
Okay, that's gonna cost you between 30 and 60 bucks. I'm a skeptic. I'll be honest. I'm totally skeptical. Melissa, you can have a private reading if you like. Wendy, you can have a private reading if you like.
Jen
I think it's fascinating that you can have dogs, too.
Host 2
I'm just.
Host 1
I'm not saying.
Host 2
I'm just trying to make Hannah feel welcome.
Jen
I want to see about my cat.
Host 1
Dear Bircha.
This episode dives into the world of animal communication as the Bert Show hosts, self-admitted skeptics, invite Hannah, an animal communicator, to the studio. The team explores Hannah's beliefs and abilities, tests her with their own pets (both present and remote), and includes listener interactions to probe the authenticity and value of animal communication sessions.
Tone: Light-hearted, curious, gently skeptical, and open to humor.
[02:21] Hosts ask technical questions: How do animals “talk”?
Hannah explains animals communicate mostly via images or thoughts, which she receives intuitively and distinguishes from her own mental noise.
She likens it to “Where’s Waldo?”: she knows she’s found something authentic in her mind when it doesn’t belong with her own thoughts.
[04:47] The hosts put Hannah to the test, first with Bert’s dog, Pancake, via live phone call.
Hannah intuits feelings of being overlooked and some growliness but is thrown off by Pancake’s age (she senses middle-aged, but he's a four-month-old English bulldog). The hosts note bulldogs' unusual calmness as a partial explanation.
Hannah also offers advice for Jen’s dog, helping her adjust to a new living space, suggesting to move the food bowl gradually closer to the living room.
Verdict:
The episode offers a playful yet genuine exploration of animal communication. The hosts keep things light and humorous while giving Hannah chances to showcase her process and answer skepticism. Listeners gain insight into how such sessions are structured, the types of problems addressed, and a peek into the merging of intuition, observation, and empathy in this unusual line of work.
Closing Note:
While skeptics remain, some surprising details and specific advice left the studio and the audience more open-minded about the possibility of understanding what animals are feeling.