by Duncan | Jun 13, 2018 | Advocates, By Guest, Comedians, Dogs, General, Musicians, Vegetarian/Vegan
On this program, we marked the 15th anniversary of “Talking Animals”—almost to the day! I launched the show on June 16, 2003 at KUCI, the campus-community radio station at the University of California at Irvine. At the tail end of 2005, “Talking Animals” found a home...
by Duncan | May 23, 2018 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter
Kristen Auerbach—Director of Pima Animal Care Center (PACC), and recognized as a prominent, pioneering figure in the animal shelter world, in part through her previous stints at Austin Animal Center (which became the nation’s largest no-kill shelter), and Fairfax...
by Duncan | May 16, 2018 | Educators, General, Musicians
Terry Woodford—who has extensive experience as a songwriter, record producer, and recording engineer, having worked in one capacity or another, with such artists as The Commodores, Hank Williams, Jr., and The Temptations—discusses some highlights of his music biz...
by Duncan | May 9, 2018 | Advocates, General, Musicians, Vegetarian/Vegan
Ted Leo—the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, front man of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and veteran vegan—recounts his path to vegetarianism, in 1988, then after further reading, research, and contemplation, going vegan in 1998. That journey was shaped less...
by Duncan | May 2, 2018 | Advocates, General
Lariana Forsythe—interim CEO of Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA), the domestic violence center based in Southern Pinellas County, which, in early March, opened an on-site kennel—explains that “interim” in this instance is a two-year designation required by the...