Gabriela Cowperthwaite—the director of “Blackfish,” the documentary examining the perils of keeping killer whales in captivity, with a focus on SeaWorld & Tilikum, who's killed three people and emerges as an unfortunate poster boy for captive orcas going...
Tom Kenny--actor, comedian, musician and voiceover actor extraordinaire, perhaps best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants--discusses how, unlike some stand-up comedians, who wander into voiceover or do it as a peripheral activity while pursuing...
Marisa Miller Wolfson--the writer-director of "Vegucated," the award-winning documentary tracking three dyed-in-the-wool meat and cheese eating New Yorkers who accept a challenge to go vegan for six weeks (WMNF presented the film's Tampa Bay area...
This part of June marks the ninth anniversary of "Talking Animals" and to celebrate in recent years, I've tried to present a special guest or two--at least, special to me! So today's guest is Carrie Brownstein--musician, writer and actress who's the...
Kevin Nealon--the comedian, actor and longtime animal advocate who stars as pot-loving accountant Doug Wilson in the Showtime series "Weeds," and earlier in his career, enjoyed nearly a decade stint on "Saturday Night Live"--discusses starting to shoot the eighth...
Omar Von Muller--trainer of Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who stars in the Oscar-nominated black-and-white silent film, "The Artist"-- discusses how he met and adopted Uggie, who was so wild and high-strung, he had been unsuccessfully placed in at least one home...
Bob Barker--the retired host of "The Price Is Right" who, over the years, has underwritten a huge array of animal welfare organizations, projects and programs--discusses his lifelong love of animals and how this, combined with the wealth he accumulated over some 35...
Captain Paul Watson--the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a co-founder of Greenpeace, and the reluctant star of the reality TV series "Whale Wars"--discusses how he and his mostly-volunteer Sea Shepherd colleagues recently made international news...
Geralyn Pezanoski--a filmmaker whose documentary, "MINE," a powerful and poignant movie (airing Feb. 16 on PBS' "Independent Lens)) that unfolds with both precision and scope as it tracks New Orleans residents who attempt to reunite with their pets after being...
Richard Belzer--the veteran comedian-actor perhaps best known as Detective John Munch on "Law & Order SVU," also seen earlier this summer as a celebrity judge on "Last Comic Standing"--discusses his role as spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League America...
