Our most recent guest
Thomas French
Journalist-Author

GUEST: Thomas French--a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, formerly with The St. Petersburg Times, and the author, most recently, 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; recounts his feelings and experiences with zoos during childhood and adulthood, prior to writing about the Lowry Park Zoo; and more->

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Another recent guest,
Alan Rabinowitz
Zoologist-Conservationist-Author

GUEST: Alan Rabinowitz--the world-renowned zoologist, conservationist and field biologist, whose latest book, "Life In The Valley Of Death: The Fight To Save Tigers In A Land Of Guns, Gold And Greed" will be issued in paperback Sept. 7-- discusses his dim view of zoos (lifelong, even as The Bronx Zoo played a pivotal, somewhat soothing role in his childhood); 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, a non-profit devoted to protecting the world's 36 wild cat species and of which Rabinowitz is president and CEO; and more->

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Another recent guest,
Laurie Anderson
Artist-Musician

GUEST: Laurie Anderson--the long-celebrated artist-musician who recently released the acclaimed album, "Homeland," her first new collection in nearly a decade--discusses her lifelong love of dogs (she grew up in a large family, surrounded by a large number of animals); addresses the indomitable spirit of her elderly, frail rat terrier Lolabelle, noting that after going blind, the dog began taking piano lessons ... more->

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