by Duncan | Aug 12, 2026 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Primates, Wild
Marc Bekoff–professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who’s written or co-written more than 30 books; his latest, “Love in Their Hearts: A Celebration of Animal Emotions and a Guide to Compassionate Action,”...
by Duncan | Aug 5, 2026 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior
As we’ve done 17 times before—spanning five-plus years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or email (or text)...
by Duncan | Jul 29, 2026 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Educators, General
Laurie Sumiye–the artist-filmmaker who directed the striking documentary “A Paradise Lost,” a live action/animation hybrid telling the story of the Palila, a small, yellow bird, found only on the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, and for whom a landmark lawsuit was...
by Duncan | Jul 22, 2026 | Advocates, Educators, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Horses
Dr. Edie Dopking–founder of Quantum Leap Farm, an Odessa, FL-based facility that, for 25 years, has offered an array of equestrian therapy programs, addressing a wide range of conditions, serving constituents who “range from age 2 to 92”—describes her lifelong...
by Duncan | Jul 15, 2026 | Actors & Filmmakers, Adoption, Advocates, Authors, Dogs, Educators
Bill Berloni–renowned for training rescue animals for stage, film, and television in a storied career spanning 50 years—recounts how, as a teenage aspiring theater kid in Connecticut, he was given the opportunity to prepare the dog as the Goodspeed Opera House...
