Talking Animals
By Duncan Strauss
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Podcast Description
"Talking Animals" is a 30-minute radio show about animals and animal issues broadcast each month on WMNF (88.5 FM), a 70,000-watt, community-oriented NPR station in Tampa, Florida. Hosted by Duncan Strauss, "Talking Animals" (http://www.talkinganimals.net/) is a fast-paced program that features animal songs, animal comedy, animal news & announcements, a quick quiz, "Name That Animal Tune"--but the chief element of each show is the interview we conduct with some notable figure in the animal world, or someone prominent in another field who holds legitimate ties to animal welfare. Which means guests ranging from PETA honcho INGRID NEWKIRK and pioneering horse trainer MONTY ROBERTS to TRIUMPH THE INSULT COMIC DOG and Jethro Tull's IAN ANDERSON, from JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU and "Animal Liberation" author/philosopher PETER SINGER to actress/big cat benefactor TIPPI HEDREN and "Simpsons" co-creator SAM SIMON--roaming across the conversational landscape from animal rights to zoos and sanctuaries...to the environmental impact of carnivore/omnivore diets (relative to vegetarian/vegan ones)...to ocean inhabitants and aquatic concerns...to lions, tigers and other big cats...to animal adoption and spay/neuter. Other guests of national or international prominence--discussing animal rescue, pets, farm animals, factory farming, animal behavior, human behavior (including autism), elephants, animal neglect and abuse, pet trusts, dogs, the plight of circus animals, and much more--include PAT DERBY, GENE BAUR (nee BAUSTON), PAUL WATSON, TEMPLE GRANDIN, JANEANE GAROFALO, JOHN DOE, CAROL BUCKLEY, KINKY FRIEDMAN, ALISON GIANOTTO, JOHN GROGAN, NELLIE MCKAY, DAN MATHEWS, MERRILL MARKOE, GREG GINN, CHUCK TRAISI, MARGARET CHO, MICHAEL MOUNTAIN, DAN PIRARO, et al.
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Ruby Roth, Author-Illustrator | Roth discusses her childhood and teen years, in terms of her formative experiences with both animals and art. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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W. Bruce Cameron, NY Times Bestselling Author | Cameron discusses the surprising-to-him success of that book, including its 10-month residency on the NY Times bestseller list. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kevin Nealon, comedian-actor-animal advocate | Nealon discusses starting to shoot the eighth and what may be the final season of "Weeds," and why the series may have been under-appreciated. | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dean Stefan, veteran animation writer | Stefan discusses how he got into writing animation, what drew him to the field, and how, once he solved the puzzle of writing animation, he found the work exhilarating and offered great freedom. | 4/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Bonita Bergin, pioneer in service dog field | Bergin discusses where and how she got the inspiration for the service dog idea, including that, at this point, she had no background with dogs and how most friends and colleagues initially made it clear they thought this was a nutty notion. | 4/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Don Goldstein, Dr. Shelley Lake, Barbara Masi, Michael McCann--experts on greyhounds | Roundtable discussion about the current state of racing greyhounds--and, mostly, former racing greyhounds. | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gracie Grieshop, Ricky Wilcox, Mark Murphy & Scott Elliott, musicians and singers | The March 28 edition of "Talking Animals" featured folks from three of the bands as in-studio guests: Gracie Grieshop (leader of Sunset Bridge Band), Ricky Wilcox (leader of Ricky Wilcox & The Moonsnakes), and Mark Murphy. | 3/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Peter Gwin, National Geographic staff writer | Gwin traces his path from Georgia native to globe-trotting journalist, filing from far-flung locations. | 3/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ellie Laks, founder of The Gentle Barn | Laks recounts her own childhood of frequently coming to the aid of injured or sick animals, bringing them home and often clashing with her parents about the parade of critters. | 3/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Kerry Kriger, founder of Save The Frogs | Kriger traces the path that led him from an undergrad with a BS in mechanical engineering to a PhD in environmental sciences, and founding Save The Frogs | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Patricia McEachern, professor of animal rights | McEachern recounts how former "The New Price Is Right" host Bob Parker approached the school with the notion of making $1 million donation if Drury could create a program to truly help animals & animal welfare. | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Walter Burghardt, Jr., veterinarian & expert on canine PTSD | Burghardt describes the Hospital and the scope of its staff and services, and what it means to be responsible for the behavioral care of over 1500 military working dogs around the world. | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Omar Von Muller, animal trainer of Uggie from "The Artist" | Von Muller discusses how he met and adopted Uggie, who was so wild and high-strung, he had been unsuccessfully placed in at least one home before meeting Von Muller. | 2/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Karen Atwood, of Florida Parrot Rescue | Atwood discusses the founding and evolution of Florida Parrot Rescue (earlier called Tampa Bay Parrot Rescue), and how her own involvement began. | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nathan Winograd, No Kill expert & Advocate | Winograd discusses his background, veering from Stanford Law School grad and former criminal prosecutor and corporate attorney into working as Director of Operations for the San Francisco SPCA. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Dani McVety, hospice veterinarian | McVety discusses her background, how her veterinary school training and initial work as an emergency medicine vet prompted her to start her hospice practice. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Denise Herzing, pioneering dolphin researcher | Herzing discusses various phases of her career, and her fascination with dolphins that began in childhood. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bob Barker, retired host, "The Price Is Right" & philanthropist | Barker discusses his lifelong love of animals and how this, combined with the wealth he accumulated over some 35 years of hosting "The Price Is Right," accounts for his large-scale philanthropy | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Harry Hayward, Natty Moss Bond, Ronny Elliott, Tampa musicians & veteran animal lovers | Tampa musicians and veteran animal lovers--discuss the then-forthcoming benefit for Harry, who is facing a medical challenge, but as with many musicians, doing so without health insurance. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Donald Tardy & Heather Wienker, the Metal Meowlisha | Donald Tardy--drummer of pioneering death metal band Obituary and his girlfriend, Heather Wienker, who together head up the Metal Meowlisha discuss how they began rescuing feral cats. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Deborah Nelson, Pultizer-winning writer of Mother Jones expose on Ringling circus | Nelson outlines aspects of her 30-year journalism career, and what it means for that career and new projects she takes on to have won a Pulitzer. | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sue Wiese, founder of Operation Roger | Sue Wiese--founder of Operation Roger, a nonprofit organization chiefly consisting of truckers who use their trucks to transport pets, discusses her lifelong long of animals and how she became a truck driver as a second career in her 50s, based in Texas. | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Jocelyn Bezner, veterinarian at Save The Chimps | Dr. Jocelyn Bezner--veterinarian at Save The Chimps, the world's largest sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees--discusses her years working at the sanctuary, alongside late Save The Chimps (STC) founder Dr. Carole Noon, who died in 2009. | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Naomi Rose, Senior Scientist, Humane Society International | Dr. Naomi Rose, Senior Scientist, Humane Society International | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Merrill Markoe, author, "Cool, Calm & Contentious" | Merrill Markoe discusses some of the new book's essays and their topics, including her mother, who apparently was impossible to please, whether you were her daughter or an otherwise celebrated place like Venice. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ellen Jaffe Jones, author, "Eat Vegan On $4 A Day" | Ellen Jaffe Jones, author, "Eat Vegan On $4 A Day" | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Page Ulrey, an attorney and pioneer in the use of courthouse dogs | Page Ulrey--a senior deputy prosecuting attorney in Seattle's King County--discusses courthouse dogs, which are used to make children and others more comfortable when testifying about sexual assaults or other emotionally upsetting crimes. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jane Wiedlin, The Go-Go's singer-guitarist & veteran animal advocate | Jane Wiedlin--The Go-Go's singer-songwriter-guitarist and longtime animal advocate--discusses the forthcoming film, "Doggie Boogie," which she stars in and for which she wrote the title song (which we heard at the top of the show). | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jon Katz, New York Times bestselling author | Jon Katz--bestselling author of 20 books, most recently "Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die - discusses the genesis of the new book, in which Katz provides a largely personal and anecdotal treatise for those who've lost a pet. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jill Robinson, founder of Animals Asia Foundation | Jill Robinson recounts her initial experiences and observations about the treatment of animals in Asia upon relocating to Hong Kong from England in 1985. | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Isabelle Tassi, chief organizer of Tampa Bay Veg Fest | Tassi discusses her educational background and evolution as an animal activist, and describes the main mission and other aspects of Florida Voices For Animals, under whose auspices Tampa Bay Veg Fest is presented. | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lana Lehr, founder & managing director of RabbitWise Inc. | Lana Lehr discusses the history of RabbitWise, and what prompted her to found it. | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vegan Black Metal Chef, YouTube Culinary Sensation | Vegan Black Metal Chef discusses how he decided to create and render the videos in this manner (partly as an elaborate response to the age-old question vegans get asked: "What do you eat?"), something that was in the works for a few years. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jonathan Balcombe, animal behavior scholar and author | Balcombe discusses the factors that led him onto the scientific path of examining, studying and writing about animal behavior. | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Michael Hingson, 9/11 survivor and author | Michael Hingson--author of the new book, "Thunder Dog: The True Story Of A Blind Man, His Guide Dog and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero," recounts working in the Twin Towers on 9/11 and being led to safety from the 78th floor by his guide dog. | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tim Harrison, exotic animal rescue veteran | Tim Harrison -explains what a public safety officer is (trained as a police officer, fire fighter and paramedic), and how lifelong love for animals manifested itself helping a veterinarian while still in school, then become a vet assistant. | 8/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laura Flynn Amato, who's rescued nearly 5000 dogs from puppy mills in Lancaster, PA | Laura Flynn Amato discusses how she learned of the puppy mills in Lancaster, chiefly operated by the Amish and Mennonite, and how as a lifelong animal lover, she sprung into action rescuing these dogs. | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Matt Smith, Executive Director of The Central Virginia Parrot Sanctuary (aka Project Perry) | Matt Smith--Executive Director of The Central Virginia Parrot Sanctuary (aka Project Perry), a cutting-edge haven for abused, neglected and unwanted birds living in captivity--discusses his path into avian rescue and running a parrot sanctuary. | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Internationally-noted nutrition expert Dr. Michael Greger | Greger reviews some of the notable and positive developments he discussed a few weeks prior in a panel entitled "Advances In Farm Animal Protection" at the Taking Action For Animals conference in Washington, DC. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pit Bulls 4 Patriots' Paul Manners, Juli Rae Radloff, Brian Hall & Dozer | Three people (and one dog) involved with Pit Bulls 4 Patriots--discuss this Gulfport, FL-based program that pairs veterans suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with rescued pit bulls | 7/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FiXiT Foundation co-founder & president Stephanie Downs | Downs discusses one of those: Get Your Fix, a nationwide program designed to assist needy "pet owners" in receiving funding to have their animals spayed or neutered. | 7/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listener suggestions | We invited people to call in and talk on air for a few minutes each about the animal organization they run, or volunteer with, or otherwise care passionately about. | 7/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Deva Khalsa, holistic veterinarian | Khalsa discusses how she began her holistically-oriented veterinary practice more than 25 years ago, how she built a large and thriving practice in Philadelphia, and how she now eschews a physical practice in favor of providing telephone consultations. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Queen guitarist Brian May | May helps mark the eighth anniversary of "Talking Animals" by returning to the show to provide updates on previous issues. | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Andrew Westoll, the author, most recently, of "The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary" | Westoll discusses why he decided volunteering at Fauna had the makings of a book. | 6/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Paula Poundstone, Comedian and Serious Cat Enthusiast | Poundstone discusses the current household cat population (16), and how the tally got that high | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brian Wendel, the creator and executive producer of "Forks Over Knives" | Wendel, the creator and executive producer of "Forks Over Knives," discusses the impetus to he felt to get the film made, and chief his goal in doing so. | 5/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ron Kagan, Director and CEO of the Detroit Zoo | Kagan discusses the philosophy behind functioning as something of an iconoclast in the zoo industry, including how he arrived at the decision that it was no longer right or reasonable to continue displaying elephants at the Detroit Zoo. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bestselling author Mark Kurlansky | Bestselling author Mark Kurlansky, whose new book is "World Without Fish." | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO of The Humane Society Of The United States | Pacelle explains his chief motivations for writing his new book, "The Bond: Our Kinship With Animals, Our Call To Defend Them", and his expectations for it. | 5/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wendy Kelly, animal behaviorist | Wendy Kelly, an animal behaviorist who owns Pet Peeves Animal Training, Inc. | 4/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Richard X. Heyman, veteran singer-songwriter and animal rescuer. | Richard X. Heyman discusses his two new albums, "Tiers/And Other Stories," includin a song, "No Time To Rest On Sunday," about cat rescue. | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Roundtable discussion, featuring a small cross-section of people who'll participate in the forthcoming Talking Animals Festival | Shaking up our customary guest format, we held a roundtable discussion, featuring a small cross-section of of people who were set to be participants in the then-forthcoming Talking Animals Festival | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Heide Illgen, a veteran trainer with Southeastern Guide Dogs | Heide Illgen--a dog trainer at Southeastern Guide Dogs, where she's worked for nearly 20 years--discusses some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding guide dogs | 3/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pioneering comedian Elayne Boosler, who's also founder of non-profit animal organization, Tails of Joy | Elayne Boosler--who's been a touring comedian since the 1970s, and was slated to perform locally two days later--discusses the circumstances that led to founding her own non-profit animal organization, Tails of Joy, in 2001. | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, also known from television's "Whale Wars." | Captain Paul Watson discusses how he and his mostly-volunteer Sea Shepherd colleagues halted the Japanese whale hunt, mid-season, in the Southern Ocean. | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sherry Silk and Cathy Bellatin, from The Humane Society of Tampa Bay. | Silk discusses how the animal welfare/rescue landscape has shifted in the 2 1/2 years since our last interview, including the effect the economic climate has had on donations & adoptions, | 3/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Armaiti May, a vegan veterinarian based in the Los Angeles area. | Dr. May discusses her formative years as a kid drawn to animals and looking after injured or sick ones, as well as being raised a vegetarian. | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rick Chaboudy, co-founder and executive director of The Suncoast Animal League. | Chaboudy addresses some aspects of how the agency operates by way of recounting, step-by-step, what Suncoast did upon receiving an influx of 51 new dogs from Georgia less than 48 hours before this interview. | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Jennifer Conrad, a veterinarian and Director of The Paw Project, which educates the public about the harmful effects of fel | Dr. Jennifer Conrad, a veterinarian and Director of The Paw Project--an organization that seeks to educate the public about the harmful effects of feline declawing. | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Marc Maron, a veteran comedian, cat fanatic and host of the immensely popular and celebrated podcast, "WTF." | Marc Maron discusses the cats that live in and around his, the fabled "Cat Ranch," from which "WTF" emanates. | 2/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, a Kenyan author, conservationist and expert on raising and reintegrating orphaned elephants into the | Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, a Kenya-based, internationally-renowned expert on rehabilitating and rearing wild animals, discusses how she grew over the years to specialize in reintegrating orphaned elephants in the wild. | 1/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Michael Mountain, previously the president (he was also a co-founder) of Best Friends Animal Society | Michael Mountain, previously the president (he was also a co-founder) of Best Friends Animal Society, discusses his new venture as co-founder and editor-in-chief of Zoe, a newly-launched online news magazine. | 1/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Melanie Sue Bowles, founder-director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary and author , most recently, of "The Dogs of Proud Spirit." | Melanie Sue Bowles discusses some of the history and evolution of Proud Spirit, as well as what takes place in a given day caring for nearly 70 horses. | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jason Hribal, historian and author, most recently of "Fear Of The Animal Planet: The Hidden History Of Animal Resistance." | Hribal author of "Fear Of The Animal Planet: The Hidden History Of Animal Resistance," which examines zoos, circuses and aquariums, and the array of circumstances behind the animal escapes and attacks that occur at those facilities. | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Nicholas Dodman, author of "Good Old Dog: Expert Advice For Keeping Your Aging Dog Happy, Healthy, and Comfortable" | Dr. Nicholas Dodman, the noted veterinarian and author or editor of several books, discusses various elements of the latest book he edited, "Good Old Dog: Expert Advice For Keeping Your Aging Dog Happy, Healthy, and Comfortable." | 12/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Craig Pittman, Environmental Journalist-Author | Pittman, an award-winning staff writer for The St. Petersburg Times, discusses manatees and assorted related issues, politicians and other figures explored in his latest book "Manatee Insanity: Inside The War Over Florida's Most Famous Endangered Species" | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nelly McKay, Singer-Songwriter-Activist | Singer-Songwriter-Activist Nellie McKay, a "Talking Animals" favorite (and our most frequent guest), helps mark the show's fifth anniversary on WMNF with a typically wide-ranging discussion. | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brian May, Queen guitarist | May discusses his path into animal advocacy | 11/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Neal Barnard, Founder-President, PCRM | Barnard, founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), discusses the impact of President Clinton talking enthusiastically in national interviews about embracing a plant-based diet. | 10/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Alec Baldwin, Actor-Animal Advocate | Baldwin discusses his path into animal advocacy some 20 years ago & addresses the appeal and importance for him of organizations with long-term stability of leadership and his relationship with those leaders. | 9/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thomas French, Journalist-Author | The author of "Zoo Story: Life In The Garden Of Captives"--discusses when and how, in the course of writing articles about Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo for the newspaper, he decided he had the makings of a book. | 9/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Alan Rabinowitz, Zoologist-Conservationist-Author | Rabinowitz discusses his dim view of zoos, addresses how the word "conservation" has become fuzzy in meaning from indiscriminate use, and been co-opted for nefarious purposes; describes the birth, mission and functioning of Panthera | 8/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laurie Anderson, Artist-Musician | Laurie Anderson discusses her lifelong love of dogs and addresses the indomitable spirit of her elderly, frail rat terrier Lolabelle. | 8/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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W. Bruce Cameron, author, "A Dog's Purpose" | Cameron discusses his just-released debut novel, "A Dog's Purpose: A Novel For Humans," a singular saga about (and ostensibly told by) a charismatic canine on a quest to understand his purpose. | 7/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gordon Grice, journalist and author | Grice discusses a boyhood fascination with snakes and spiders, and his book, "Deadly Kingdom: The Book Of Dangerous Animals" | 6/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ralph Heath, founder of the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary | Heath discusses the triage process for rescuing, cleaning and treating the birds afflicted by the Gulf oil debacle and the theory that the stress of rescuing and cleaning the birds is more detrimental to the birds' health than the oil itself. | 6/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Joyce Poole, Elephant Expert Extraordinaire | Joyce Poole, Elephant Expert Extraordinaire | 5/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shelley Thayer, Cat Depot Executive Director | Thayer, Executive Director of Sarasota's Cat Depot, discusses some of the traits that distinguish the organization | 5/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Matt Ellerbeck, Snake Advocate & Conservationist | Ellerbeck--a snake expert, advocate and conservationist based in Kingston, Canada--discusses how a childhood fascination became, in his case, an adult passion and occupation | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Joan Jett, Rocker, Vegetarian & Animal Advocate | Jett discusses being a lifelong animal advocate and the confluence of factors that led her some twenty years ago to become a vegetarian | 4/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Patti Ragan, Founder of The Center For Great Apes | Ragan discusses some of the actual traits and stories attendant to captive apes as opposed to the sometimes sensationalized or otherwise warped media accounts about them. | 3/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Martin Deeley, Dog Trainer, Author, Educator | Deeley discusses the factors behind the veritable population explosion of dog trainers over the last decade | 3/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Geralyn Pezanoski, Filmmaker, "MINE" | Pezanoski discsses her film as it tracks New Orleans residents who attempt to reunite with their pets after being separated amidst Hurricane Katrina | 2/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Melanie Joy, Author & Professor | Joy reprises the hypothetical dinner scene that opens her new book | 2/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Scott Lope, Big Cat Rescue "Hero" | Lope discusses his path to Big Cat Rescue some 11 years ago | 1/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Archele Hundley, Former Ringling Employee | Hundley has spoken in front of various groups about the plight of circus animals, and testified at the big federal lawsuit against Ringling. | 1/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Jane Goodall | Goodall discusses her latest book, "Hope For Animals And Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued From The Brink" | 12/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bill Smith, puppy mill expert | Smith discusses the history of puppy mills; outlines the religious, geographic, cultural and other factors that account for Pennsylvania's Lancaster County being deemed the puppy mill capitol of the U.S | 12/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jonathan Safran Foer, "Eating Animals" Author | He discusses the struggle with ambivalence for much of his life over eating meat that launched him on the journey that forms the core of the book | 11/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sue Martino, The Pet Project, Executive Director | Martino discusses the history of The Pet Project and its specific focus in the earliest days | 11/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nellie McKay - Singer-Songwriter-Animal Welfare Advocate | McKay discusses the rescue pitbulls, Hank and Bessie, that share her home; the details of how she first became enchanted with Doris Day as a pre-adolescent, while protesting an aquarium in Baltimore. | 10/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wayne Pacelle, HSUS President & CEO | Pacelle discusses what he views as the most important hallmarks of his tenure as CEO | 9/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ric O' Barry, Dolphin Advocate Extraordinaire | Ric O' Barry, the nominal star of "The Cove," discusses his involvement in the film | 9/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Charles Siebert, NY Times Magazine Writer & Author | Siebert discusses his history and how he began writing about animals, the experiences that led to writing the new book, the current landscape when it comes to captive chimps | 8/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stacey Thomas & Sue Roenbeck, Founders of H.A.L.O | Thomas & Roenbeck discuss the incident that spurred the creation of H.A.L.O.; the relationships already forged with animal rescue organizations, veterinarians, city agencies and others | 8/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sue Pike, Animal Communicator | Pike discusses her background and path toward the healing arts, including the evolution of her work as an animal communicator | 7/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E, singer-songwriter of the eels | E discusses the werewolf motif and animal instinct that underpins some of "Hombre Lobo," the band's new album | 7/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beth Lockwood, Executive Director, SPCA Tampa | Lockwood discusses various aspects of her 26-year tenure, and assuming various responsibilities before filling the SPCA Tampa's top post | 6/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Holly Robinson, author of "The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter" | Robinson discusses various facets of her unusual, gerbil-centric childhood | 6/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jose Sanchez, Naturalist & Expert on "Friendly Whales" | Sanchez discusses his own background and relevant history of San Ignacio Lagoon | 5/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Carol Leifer, Comedian-Writer-Animal Advocate | Leifer discusses her new book, "When You Lie About Your Age, The Terrorists Win," | 5/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Jennifer Conrad, Veterinarian & Director of The Paw Project | Conrad discusses the misconceptions surrounding the declaw procedure, the effects and complications of the procedure | 4/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Will Tuttle, Author of "The World Peace Diet" | Tuttle discusses his own description of "The World Peace Diet" and whether that's altered since the book was published | 3/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Catherine Doyle, Elephant Advocate | Doyle discusses the debate that's erupted over the Los Angeles Zoo, its lone elephant, Billy | 3/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Temple Grandin, Expert on Animal Behavior & Autism | Dr. Temple Grandin discusses various aspects of her new, best-selling book "Animals Make Us Human: Creating The Best Life For Animals." | 2/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chrissie Hynde, Rocker & Animal Activist | Hynde discusses the enormous and somewhat surprising (to her, at least) success of VegiTerranean, the vegan restaurant she opened in 2007 | 2/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tom Rider, Ringling Bros. Whistleblower | Rider discusses his two and a half year stint working for Ringling and what he saw and experienced | 1/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Anne Lampru, Holistic Veterinarian | Lampru discusses how growing dissatisfaction with the results in conventional veterinary medicine led to her embracing a holistic approach | 1/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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RaeAnna Saks, The Little Cats Rescue Founder | Saks discusses the organization, whose efforts are chiefly devoted to rescuing the homeless/feral cat population | 12/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Captain Paul Watson, Animal Activist Extraordinaire | The co-founder of Greenpeace who went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977 | 12/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stacey O'brien, "Wesley The Owl" author | O'brian discusses some of the experiences that comprise her extraordinary and fascinating memoir | 11/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sherry Silk, Humane Society Tampa Bay | Silk discusses the Humane Society of Tampa Bay's history and chief mission | 11/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jon Katz, author and dog expert | Katz explains the emotionally-uplifting impact of his work as a hospice volunteer | 10/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pat Derby, PAWS co-founder | Pat Derby discusses the needs of and challenges faced by captive elephants | 9/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Carole Noon, founder and director of Save The Chimps | Noon discusses the formative stages of her career as a primatologist | 9/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Amy Shever, 2nd Chance 4 Pets Founder | Shever outlines the three basic steps pet owners should take in planning to protect and provide for their animals in their absence | 8/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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118 |
Richard Belzer, Actor-Comedian-Animal Advocate | Belzer discusses his role as spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League America | 8/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Michael Mountain--president and one of the founders of Best Friends Animal Society | Mountain discusses the history and evolution of the organization | 7/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jodi Chemes and Nikki Benoit of Florida Voices For Animals | Jodi Chemes and Nikki Benoit discuss factory farming and take calls from carnivores | 7/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Garth Stein, former documentary filmmaker and author | Stein discusses the seedlings of the idea that yielded the key story elements of "The Art of Racing In The Rain," | 7/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Moby, musician-animal activist | Moby discusses his evolution from "militant vegan" to animal advocate | 6/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Janeane Garofalo, comedian-actress-activist | Garofalo discusses her foster and activism adventures | 6/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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124 |
Melanie Bowles, co-founder of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary | Bowles discusses the history of the Sanctuary | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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125 |
Karen Dawn, media watchdog and author | Author of "Thanking The Monkey: Rethinking The Way We Treat Animals" | 5/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary cofounder | Baur discusses his new book, "Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals And Food" | 4/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Amy Sutherland, journalist and author | Author of "What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage" | 4/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Michael Markarian, HSUS VP | Markarian discusses the HSUS investigation into "downer" cattle | 3/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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129 |
Pete Gallagher, Florida Panther expert | Florida native and Renaissance Man | 2/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Marty Sanders | Reptile Expert, Guitarist with Jay And The Americans | 2/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Barbara Masi | President of the Florida/Southeast Coast Chapter of Greyhound Pets of America (GPA) | 1/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Emmy-Winning Journalist Leslie Griffith | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and its abuse of Asian elephants | 1/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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133 |
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa | Evolution of the Animal Rescue Foundation | 12/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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134 |
Dr. Robin Cannizzaro, Holistic Veterinarian | Her career shift from the more conventional realm of veterinary medicine to a holistic practice | 12/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay | McKay speaks on animal experimentation, eco-benefits of a vegetarian diet and more | 11/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Comedian-Actor Kevin Nealon | Nealon discusses the animal issues he considers most significant at the moment | 11/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Comedian Margaret Cho | Cho speaks on her passion for animal rights and animal rescue | 9/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Linda Hamilton of the Animal Coalition of Tampa | Hamilton shares the history and evolution of ACT | 9/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders | Hynde talks about her life as an animal activist | 8/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Alison Gianotto, founder of Pet-Abuse.Com | Alison discusses the organization, the website and more | 7/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris | Emmylou discusses being a lifelong animal advocate | 6/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dan Mathews, VP of PeTA | Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir | 5/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons | Simon discusses his foundation's Assistance Dogs Program and more | 4/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bizarro Dan Piraro | Award winning "Bizarro" artist and animal activist Dan Piraro | 3/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Horse expert Monty Roberts | Horse expert Monty Roberts | 2/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PeTA's RaeLeann Smith | PeTA's RaeLeann Smith talks about circus cruelty | 1/10/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Stupid Pet Tricks" creator Merrill Markoe | Emmy-winning television writer and author Merrill Markoe | 12/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue | Baskin on keeping exotic cats as pets | 11/8/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter" | Peter Singer discusses how shopping/eating choices can impact animals, the environment, and more | 9/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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John Doe, narrator for "Man's Dominion" | How a sense of compassion and empathy is cultivated in kids and adults who live with animals. | 8/9/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tippi Hedren of the Shambala Preserve | Tippi discusses her sanctuary, captive exotics and big cat legislation | 7/12/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bob Barker | Bob discusses his decades-long work as an animal activist | 6/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Marley And Me: Life And Love With The World's Worst Dog," | Author John Grogan discusses his approach to writing the book and his theories on its explosive popularity | 5/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kat Albrecht, real-life pet detective | Techniques for locating lost pets | 4/12/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Captain Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace | The annual seal hunt in Canada | 2/8/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Animals In Translation: Using The Mysteries Of Autism To Decode Animal Behavior" | Author Dr. Temple Grandin discusses concepts in the book and how she, as an autistic person, thinks and functions | 12/14/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay | McKay discusses her earliest experiences as an animal rescuer and activist | 11/9/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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158 |
Brenda Carey, Executive Director of The Bureau Of Humane Law Enforcement | Carey discusses the California-based Bureau Of Humane Law Enforcement | 10/24/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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159 |
Lyme Disease | Deborah Shelton & Dr. Steve Bock discuss little-known aspects of Lyme Disease | 10/17/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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John Doe of X and The Knitters | Doe talks about music, life and animals | 10/10/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Margaret Cho, "Dog Is My Co-Pilot" | Comedian-activist Cho is a whip-smart provocateur, woman of many talents and wearer of many hats | 10/3/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hurricane Katrina's impact on the animals | Hurricana Katrina animal rescue efforts | 9/26/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Man Who Listens To Horses | Monty Roberts, the internationally-renowned horse expert. | 9/19/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gloria Grow, co-founder of the Fauna Foundation | Grow discusses the history & evolution of the sanctuary | 9/12/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Roland Smith, co-author of "Zoo Is For Zookeeper: A Zoo Alphabet," | Smith discusses his approach to writing this book, his background of 20 years working at zoos | 8/29/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SHARK's rodeo campaign | Campbell Soup is a major sponsor of rodeos | 8/22/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Canine Mold Inspections | Mold detection dogs are specially trained to detect mold in homes and offices | 8/15/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Captain Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace | Captain Paul Watson recounts some of his more notable or nutty experiences globally, and more. | 8/7/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pattrice Jones of the Eastern Shore Sanctuary And Education Center | Jones shares some of her views on connections between the animals liberation movements and other movements | 7/31/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kristal Parks, elephant advocate | Hunger-striking for circus elephants | 7/25/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Artist and author Marcia Martin | "Bandy: The True Tale Of A Courageous Cape Cod Canada Goose" | 7/18/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Peggy Hoyt of Hoyt & Bryan | Hoyt discusses pet estate planning | 7/11/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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John Hoyt | President emeritus of HSUS | 6/27/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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174 |
Linda Tellington-Jones | Creator of the Tellington Touch | 6/20/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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175 |
Karen Johnson | The effects of music and greyhound therapy on Alzheimer's patients | 6/13/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jane Hoffman, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals | The no-kill plan for New York City | 6/6/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 176 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
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What I love about this podcast is the broad range of all-star guests and topics discussed. I'm no vegan or animal rights activist - just an animal lover and pet parent who likes to stay informed on current topics - but I always learn something when I listen to this show. And no matter how serious the topic might be, Duncan keeps it upbeat with music and comedy sketches that always bring me back to my younger days when things were more simple. Duncan's passion for animals and for reaching out to people really comes through in every episode. I'm so glad I found this one!
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