• Glen Zipper, creator-executive producer of the Netflix documentary series “Dogs”
    November 28, 2018 No Comments By Duncan
  • Dr. Nick Pyenson, paleontologist and author of “Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth’s Most Awesome Creatures”
    November 21, 2018 No Comments By Duncan
  • Jason M. Colby, author of “Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean’s Greatest Predator”
    October 31, 2018 No Comments By Duncan
  • Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
    October 17, 2018 No Comments By Duncan
  • Sy Montgomery, author of numerous books, most recently, “How to Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals”
    October 3, 2018 No Comments By Duncan
  • Kinky Friedman, songwriter-satirist-animal rescuer
    September 26, 2018 No Comments By Duncan
  • Nellie McKay, singer-songwriter-activist + Triumph The Insult Comic Dog: 15th Anniversary Show
    June 13, 2018 No Comments By Duncan
  • Kristen Auerbach, Director of Pima Animal Care Center
    May 23, 2018 No Comments By Duncan
  • Erika Abrams, co-founder & president of Animal Aid Unlimited
    April 4, 2018 No Comments By Duncan
  • Jamie Katz, Pet Detective
    July 6, 2016 No Comments By Duncan
  • In Conversation With Temple Grandin–Part Two
    February 25, 2015 No Comments By Duncan
  • Lily Tomlin, actress, comedian and animal advocate
    April 2, 2014 No Comments By Duncan
  • Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, a Kenyan author, conservationist and elephant expert
    January 26, 2011 No Comments By Duncan
  • Alec Baldwin, Actor-Animal Advocate
    September 8, 2010 No Comments By Duncan
  • Dr. Jane Goodall
    December 9, 2009 No Comments By Duncan

Neko Case, Singer-Songwriter-Animal Champion

By | January 30, 2019 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Mammals, Musicians | No comments

Neko Case—the acclaimed singer-songwriter-guardian who’s long incorporated nature and animal themes into her work—discusses Marty, the cat that owned her heart (Case is famously a dog nut) when we spoke on the show in 2015. Read more…

Dr. Toni Frohoff, wildlife behavioral biologist

By | January 23, 2019 | Advocates, Captive, Cetaceans, Educators, Elephants, General, Wild | No comments

Dr. Toni Frohoff—a wildlife behavioral biologist who has researched the lives and behaviors of elephants and cetaceans for more than 30 years—recalls how, as an aspiring surfer growing up in Southern California, encountering dolphins in the ocean there, spurred her initial interest in studying those cetaceans. Read more…

Cathryn Michon & W. Bruce Cameron, screenwriters of “A Dog’s Way Home”

By | January 16, 2019 | Actors & Filmmakers, Authors, Dogs, General, Legislation, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter | No comments

Cathryn Michon & W. Bruce Cameron—screenwriters of the movie, “A Dog’s Way Home,” based on Cameron’s novel, and which had opened nationwide less than a week before this conversation—discuss the enthusiastic reception accorded the film: high audience ratings, third in box office sales on its opening weekend, after “Aquaman” and “The Upside,” some very favorable reviews, etc. Read more…

Dave Du Toit, founder of The Vervet Monkey Foundation

By | January 9, 2019 | Advocates, Educators, General, Primates, Rescue, Sanctuaries | No comments

Dave Du Toit—founder and co-director of the Vervet Monkey Foundation, a 57-acre sanctuary in South Africa dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of not just Vervet Monkeys, but other primates who’ve been orphaned, injured, abused, were used in lab testing, or former pets—provides an overview of Vervets and what traits distinguish them. Read more…

Talking Animals’ Annual Christmas Animal Song Special

By | December 19, 2018 | General | No comments

This morning, I once again set aside the customary “Talking Animals” format to present my Annual Christmas Animal Song special—that is, a show entirely devoted to Holiday-oriented animal tunes. Read more…

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