Ellie Phipps Price—executive producer and co-writer of “American Mustang,” a film exploring the round-ups of wild horses by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)—discusses her lifelong love of horses, which began in childhood. She recalls when she first became aware...
Lily Tomlin, who’s collected a trunkful of major awards, including Emmys, Tonys, a Grammy and two Peabody Awards—and who has a similarly distinguished record in the realm of animal welfare—recalls childhood experiences with animals, growing up in Michigan and...
Liz Marshall—an award-winning filmmaker whose latest project is directing the acclaimed documentary “The Ghosts In Our Machine,” which chiefly examines the work and life of photographer Jo-Anne McArthur—discusses the meaning behind the film’s titular ghosts. She...
Mark Devries—director of the new documentary, “Speciesism: The Movie”—discusses how the film came about, and how he first became interested in factory farming. He traces the genesis of “Speciesism” to encountering some PETA protests, spurring an interest in...
Comedian, actor and improviser Fred Willard—who delivered a legendary performance as TV commentator Buck Laughlin in “Best In Show,’ the classic Christopher Guest-directed mockumentary set in a canine competition not unlike the Westminster Dog Show—discusses an...
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...
