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		<title>Armando Ubeda, shark expert</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/04/armando-ubeda-shark-expert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Armando resides unequivocally in the more-reports camp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[his CV is notably long and wide]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oral reef researcher in his native Nicaragua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research focusing on shark reproductive behavior and population structure]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Armando Ubeda&#8211;primarily appearing in his guise as a shark expert, although his CV is notably long and wide, having studied marine fauna ranging from coral reefs in Nicaragua to crocodiles in Florida—recalls being first intrigued by the ocean as a young boy, corroborating my observation that being in the sea, and researching its inhabitants, seem [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Bonita Bergin, inventor of concept of the service dog</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/02/dr-bonita-bergin-inventor-of-concept-of-the-service-dog/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a quadriplegic named Kerry Knaus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdul--a puppy then living with Bergin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bergin notes that studying early childhood education made her uniquely equipped to train Abdul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Could Abdulbe trained to turn on the light switch?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Bonita Bergin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founded the Bergin College of Canine Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her lightbulb moment of conceiving the notion of service dogs to assist people with mobility limitations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[invented the concept of the service dog to assist people with mobility limitations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[launched Canine Companions for Independence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marked its 50th anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Master's program in Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[scenes of disabled people improvising she'd observed while traveling in Pakistan and India and Turkey]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Bonita Bergin, who, in 1975, invented the concept of the service dog to assist people with mobility limitations—then launched Canine Companions for Independence, later founded the Assistance Dog Institute, now called the Bergin College of Canine Studies&#8211;recalls the scenes of disabled people improvising she&#8217;d observed while traveling in Pakistan, India, Turkey, and other countries [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Max Chesnes, environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/max-chesnes-environment-reporter-for-the-tampa-bay-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chesnes’s longtime role model and inspiration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Senior Lecturer in the University of Florida’s Department of Journalism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Max Chesnes&#8211;the award-winning environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times—a lifelong Floridian, recalls growing up in Jupiter, where he developed an almost religious fervor for nature, spending endless days in (and on) the water, hiking across the terrific parks, and otherwise unwittingly building the foundation of becoming a masterly environment-minded writer. Indeed, in this conversation—I’m [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Claire Rosen, acclaimed artist-photographer</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/12/claire-rosen-acclaimed-artist-photographer/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[drew some harsh criticism from animal rights activists for using feathered friends from the pet industry]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Artist-photographer-writer Claire Rosen—who’s cultivated a long, lauded career, with much of her work reflecting a longstanding passion for animals, and celebrated for its sense of whimsy—traces the shaping of this sensibility back to her childhood, reading Beatrix Potter, regularly visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and going to the zoo and the circus whenever [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Holly Dutton, about Holiday-related emergency vet visits</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-holly-dutton-about-holiday-related-emergency-vet-visits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Holly Dutton&#8211;Medical Director at the Tampa and Clearwater locations of VEG ER for Pets, a national operation specializing in around-the-clock emergency care for pets—reviews some of the VEG ER distinguishing traits we covered in her June 2025 appearance on “Talking Animals,” as a prelude to today’s discussion focusing on Holiday-related emergency vet visits, and [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Kirk Johnson, onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kirk Johnson—paleontologist, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice,” a documentary that airs Oct. 22 in the season premiere of the PBS series “Nature”—recalls a research opportunity as a grad student some 40 years ago, involving walruses. It was, he says in the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Father Andrew Heyes, Rector of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Tampa</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/father-andrew-heyes-rector-of-st-clements-episcopal-church-in-tampa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[landing at St. Clement’s in 2006]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[many of those working and worshipping there were clearly animal people]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Father Andrew Heyes, Rector of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Tampa—a uniquely canine-centric man of the cloth, rarely going anywhere without his Doberman, Humphrey, at his side, sometimes including the altar—recalls growing up in Northwest England with the first of a lifelong string of dogs. He remembers a decidedly pro-animal ethos amidst his family (he [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/father-andrew-heyes-rector-of-st-clements-episcopal-church-in-tampa/">Father Andrew Heyes, Rector of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Tampa</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Melissa Miller, lead investigator on University of Florida project using AI trap to halt the Argentine Black and White Tegu</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/dr-melissa-miller-lead-investigator-on-university-of-florida-project-using-ai-trap-to-halt-the-argentine-black-and-white-tegu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dedicated to securing protecting and advancing the rights and responsibilities of service animal handlers and the businesses they patronize]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gwizdala outlines the new resources for businesses ASAP was rolling out on its website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hotline: 855-ASAP211]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[it recognizes when a Tegu is inside—and clamps shut!]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[people who’ve obtained--often through the exotic pet trade--a young Burmese Python or Tegu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[research projects she’d undertaken before tackling the Tegu investigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[she currently  keeps snakes at her home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she’s held a longtime passion for reptiles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The trap sends a message along with a picture to Miller’s group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[They’re caught off-guard by the challenges their pets start to present and then they dump them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to halt the growing population of]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traces the story of the Tegu status as an invasive species in south Florida]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Melissa Miller&#8211;a wearer of multiple University of Florida hats: research scientist, wildlife ecologist with the school’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, lead investigator on a project that employs Artificial Intelligence technology seeking to halt the growing population of yet another invasive species, the Argentine Black and White Tegu—describes some of the tasks associated [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/dr-melissa-miller-lead-investigator-on-university-of-florida-project-using-ai-trap-to-halt-the-argentine-black-and-white-tegu/">Dr. Melissa Miller, lead investigator on University of Florida project using AI trap to halt the Argentine Black and White Tegu</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Patrick Hardy, founder of Bee Platoon</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/patrick-hardy-founder-of-bee-platoon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[all-volunteer disaster response team that assists beekeepers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chief organizer of Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consult when certain areas experienced bee swarms]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[eaming with The New Barker editor Anna Cooke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enrolled in the U.C. Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMPB)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expects to publish his paper on relocating bees early next year]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[poignant song about losing a dog Give A Girl]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[thought to be the first such response team]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wrote a letter to the governor of Louisiana regarding Hurricane Katrina]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Please Note: Owing to a major accident that closed down Highway 60—a central route I take in commuting to WMNF each Wednesday—I was unable to make it to the radio station to broadcast ‘Talking Animals,” having to deliver an improvised version of this show from my car, with enormous (&#38; much-appreciated!) production assistance from Jessica [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/patrick-hardy-founder-of-bee-platoon/">Patrick Hardy, founder of Bee Platoon</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, entomologist and author of “The Deadliest Series”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-entomologist-and-author-of-the-deadliest-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a redoubling of her commitment to writing for young readers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[she hopes her work will inspire youngsters who tend to be non-readers to flip their status]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[written a number of books geared for adult audiences]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice&#8211;an entomologist by training, and author whose books have tackled topics ranging from spiders to microbes—responds to my observation that her new set of books, “The Deadliest Series,” appears to represent a redoubling of her commitment to writing for young readers. It felt worth exploring, in part because Spicer Rice holds a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-entomologist-and-author-of-the-deadliest-series/">Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, entomologist and author of “The Deadliest Series”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nicci Wright, co-founder of the African Pangolin Working Group</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/nicci-wright-co-founder-of-the-african-pangolin-working-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Nicci Wright&#8211;co-founder and co-chairperson of the African Pangolin Working Group (APWG), dedicated to the protection and the conservation of the pangolin, the world’s most trafficked animal—recalls her first encounter with a pangolin more than two decades ago. Echoing a response commonly experienced after individuals are introduced to these striking-looking animals, Wright felt compelled to help [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/nicci-wright-co-founder-of-the-african-pangolin-working-group/">Nicci Wright, co-founder of the African Pangolin Working Group</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Callers &#038; Emailers Are The Guests</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/callers-emailers-are-the-guests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Occasionally, I jettison the chief component of the &#8220;Talking Animals&#8221; format&#8211;a long form interview with a single guest&#8211;to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders, concerned animal advocates, and others who simply care about animals. That’s what happened today, when I invited listeners to call in (or email) and briefly serve as the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/callers-emailers-are-the-guests/">Callers & Emailers Are The Guests</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stephen S. Hall, author of &#8220;Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/stephen-s-hall-author-of-slither-how-natures-most-maligned-creatures-illuminate-our-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a Kickstarter campaign for Morality Play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a masterful writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[an engineering sensation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[every snake that crossed the road did so at a 90-degree angle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[German is unveiling a new “Calico” chapter book]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hall lards the book with startling scenes and revelations aplenty]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Veteran science journalist Stephen S. Hall&#8211;the author of several books, most recently, Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World—recounts how he approached writing Slither, a strategy seeking to beckon even those amidst the sizable contingent of people who are creeped out by snakes, hate snakes, or are afraid of snakes. And while only [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/stephen-s-hall-author-of-slither-how-natures-most-maligned-creatures-illuminate-our-world/">Stephen S. Hall, author of “Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jessica Farrer, marine biologist featured in  NATURE&#8217;s “Expedition Killer Whale”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jessica Farrer&#8211;a marine biologist who serves as Research Director at The Whale Museum, and part of the team of scientists working temporarily in Antarctica Peninsula, profiled in “Expedition Killer Whale,” a new installment of the PBS series “Nature”—recalls growing up landlocked in Colorado, moving as soon as possible to Washington state. Speaking in a “Talking [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Hannah Shaw, “Kitten Lady,” new book: “Cats Of The World”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Hannah Shaw&#8211;recognized as an influential humane educator, her specialty is providing instruction in caring for neonatal kittens; she’s also a NYT bestselling author whose latest book “Cats Of The World,” is a collaboration with her husband, photographer Andrew Marttila—recounts how she developed the expertise in caring for neonatal kittens and, along the way, built a humongous [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Michael Hingson, author of “Live Like A Guide Dog: True Stories from a Blind Man and His Dogs about Being Brave, Overcoming Adversity, and Moving Forward in Faith”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Michael Hingson&#8211;blind since birth,  acclaimed speaker, and best-selling author whose new book is “Live Like A Guide Dog: True Stories from a Blind Man and His Dogs about Being Brave, Overcoming Adversity, and Moving Forward in Faith”—recounts how the pandemic precluded his then-regular routine of traveling and lecturing, spurring the idea for writing the new [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Justin Barker, anti-captivity activist, author</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Justin Barker&#8211;an anti-captivity activist with a compelling narrative, starting with launching his first organization, Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos, at age 13—recalls the family culture his parents cultivated that yielded a teen activist particularly empathetic to zoo animals and other captive wildlife. Barker further notes that a key step in his journey toward becoming [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Peter Singer, philosopher, professor, author: “Consider The Turkey”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Peter Singer&#8211;the philosopher, professor emeritus of bioethics at Princeton University, and author (including his landmark 1975 work, “Animal Liberation” and the just-published “Consider The Turkey”—explains that his slate of pursuits post-retirement from Princeton includes a stint as visiting professor at the National University of Singapore. He goes on to clarify that while, yes, he did [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times reporter: &#8220;The Panda Factories&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mara Hvistendahl, a The New York Times reporter who wrote “The Panda Factories”&#8211;an extraordinary piece of investigative journalism probing the impact of China’s gambit nearly 30 years ago to send pandas to zoos in other countries, hoping the visiting animals would breed, ultimately resulting in pandas that could be returned to the wild&#8211;recounts the genesis [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Cathryn Michon, author of “I’m Still Here: A Dog’s Purpose Forever”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 04:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Cathryn Michon&#8211;the showbiz hyphenate who co-wrote with husband W. Bruce Cameron “A Dog’s Purpose,” the film adaptation of Cameron’s New York Times bestselling novel, considered the most popular live-action dog movie of all time—reflects on the dizzying number of dog books (including children’s books) and films that constitute the collective Michon/Cameron juggernaut. She goes on to [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Gregory Berns, neuroscientist, professor, author of &#8220;Cowpuppy&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/08/dr-gregory-berns-neuroscientist-professor-author-of-cowpuppy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Gregory Berns—author, neuroscientist, professor of psychology at Emory University (and an M.D.)—addresses the change he was seeking when he and his wife decided to buy a farm outside of Atlanta, a saga that’s among the experiences chronicled in Berns’ new book, “Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and A Scientist’s Journey into The Secret World of [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Journalist Joshua Hammer, author of the Smithsonian Magazine piece, “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/journalist-joshua-hammer-author-of-the-smithsonian-magazine-piece-pablo-escobars-abandoned-hippos-are-wreaking-havoc-in-the-columbian-jungle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Journalist Joshua Hammer&#8211;author of a captivating piece in the current issue of Smithsonian Magazine, entitled “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”—recalls how, having been casually aware of the Escobar/hippo situation, he decided to deeply delve into what turned out to be a more complex, colorful saga than anyone could’ve reasonably [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Mikel Delgado, author of “Play With Your Cat! The Essential Guide to Interactive Play for a Happier, Healthier Feline”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/dr-mikel-delgado-author-of-play-with-your-cat-the-essential-guide-to-interactive-play-for-a-happier-healthier-feline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 04:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Mikel Delgado&#8211;a certified cat behavior consultant and author, most recently, of “Play With Your Cat! The Essential Guide to Interactive Play for a Happier, Healthier Feline”—traces the path that preceded her status as a cat expert with a PhD, including dropping out of school and playing bass in punk bands, sharing stages with such [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/dr-mikel-delgado-author-of-play-with-your-cat-the-essential-guide-to-interactive-play-for-a-happier-healthier-feline/">Dr. Mikel Delgado, author of “Play With Your Cat! The Essential Guide to Interactive Play for a Happier, Healthier Feline”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Your Pets’ Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets’ Wildest Behaviors&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-author-of-your-pets-secret-lives-the-truth-behind-your-pets-wildest-behaviors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice&#8211;an entomologist by training who’s appeared on the show multiple times, discussing ants, spiders, homing pigeons, and microbes (often tied to a book she’s written on the topic)—acknowledges that writing for young readers has officially become a trend for her, primarily discussing her second, just-published book in this series, while also briefly [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-author-of-your-pets-secret-lives-the-truth-behind-your-pets-wildest-behaviors/">Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Your Pets’ Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets’ Wildest Behaviors”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Melissa Hoppert, horse-racing writer for The New York Times, reporter-producer “Broken Horses”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/melissa-hoppert-horse-racing-writer-for-the-new-york-times-reporter-producer-broken-horses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 22:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Melissa Hoppert&#8211;a horse-racing writer for The New York Times, and one of two reporter-producers (with Times colleague Joe Drape) featured onscreen in the new horse-racing documentary, “Broken Horses,” a New York Times/FX production streaming on Hulu—recalls becoming enchanted with the horse racing realm as a young girl, after an uncle married into a horse breeding [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/melissa-hoppert-horse-racing-writer-for-the-new-york-times-reporter-producer-broken-horses/">Melissa Hoppert, horse-racing writer for The New York Times, reporter-producer “Broken Horses”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Arin Greenwood on loving &#038; living with dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Arin Greenwood&#8211;a wearer of many hats, mostly animal-related, including Director of Philanthropy Communications at Austin Pets Alive! former animal journalist extraordinaire (HuffPost, Washington Post, The Today Show website, et al), and novelist&#8211;maintains a sizable social media presence, posting regularly on Facebook, which in a way, spawned this interview. That is, I was struck by the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/arin-greenwood-on-loving-living-with-dogs/">Arin Greenwood on loving & living with dogs</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist and author&#8211;The Sequel</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/03/temple-grandin-autistic-animal-scientist-and-author-the-sequel/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In what might be called The Sequel, this represents the second portion of the interview I conducted on Feb. 12 with Temple Grandin, onstage at the Paramount Theatre in Austin. We covered a wide range of topics last week, though that discussion featured a preponderance of autism talk, hardly surprising given Grandin’s expertise, personal experience [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/03/temple-grandin-autistic-animal-scientist-and-author-the-sequel/">Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist and author–The Sequel</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist and author</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Temple Grandin&#8211;sometimes referred to as the world’s most famous autistic person, amidst several ways to describe her, including expert on animal behavior, prolific author, longtime professor of animal science at Colorado State University, fervent activist for autistic people, and tireless lecturer—sat with me onstage at the Paramount Theatre in Austin for what became a truly [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Daniel Promislow, principal investigator of The Dog Aging Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 05:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Daniel Promislow&#8211;a biogerontologist, professor at the University of Washington, and principal investigator of The Dog Aging Project, a long-term study of health and longevity in dogs—recounts the genesis of the Project. **NOTE: There is static on the line during the first portion of the interview; it does clear up. He explains that it was [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Mark E. Hauber, ornithologist &#038; author of “Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/12/mark-e-hauber-ornithologist-author-of-bird-day-a-story-of-24-hours-and-24-avian-lives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark E. Hauber—professor, ornithologist, and author of “Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives”—recalls becoming seriously interested in birds at age four or five. This was in his native Hungary, where, as that little boy, he dragged his mother to view the Spring Migration. His passion for birds was precocious and [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Carey Theil &#038; Rory Goree, greyhound devotees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 23:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Carey Theil, executive director of GREY2K USA Worldwide, the largest greyhound protection organization in the world, and Rory Goree, who for many years ran the largest industry-funded greyhound adoption group, Greyhound Pets of America, explain how&#8211;as former enemies in the battle to end greyhound racing&#8211;they transformed into allies. Goree and Theil (co-author&#8211;with Christine Dorchak, GREY2K [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Catherine Macdonald, shark expert</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Catherine Macdonald&#8211;a marine conservation biologist and assistant professor at the University of Miami, who conducts, and oversees, research on sharks—recalls a childhood less enamored of the sea, at first, than of mud. This, Macdonald says, was part of being a kid who loved being outdoors, exploring nature, endlessly curious, and not at all opposed [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Temple Grandin&#8211;who truly wears multiple hats: fervent activist for autistic people, longtime professor of animal science at Colorado State University, expert on animal behavior, prolific author, tireless lecturer—discusses her forthcoming book, “The Grandin Papers.” Grandin explains that this new book collects some of her most important the scientific papers she’s written&#8211;with an emphasis on [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Gene Baur, co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/07/gene-baur-co-founder-and-president-of-farm-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Gene Baur&#8211;co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, which Baur helped launch in 1986—responds to the observation that, nearly 40 years later, he could be excused if some days felt “same old, old,” recounting some of the activities that currently most invigorate him. Fortunately, for him (and, really, for the rest of us), Baur explains he [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>pattrice jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>pattrice jones&#8211;co-founder of VINE Sanctuary, sprawling across 100 acres in Springfield, Vermont, and a self-described “LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary”—spontaneously describes instances of talking animals’ activity by resident roosters that very morning. jones explains rooster’s crowing goes far beyond the stereotypical heralding thatff morning has broken, citing, for example, one cry that alerts fellow roosters to [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD&#8211;an entomologist by training, and the author of multiple books, focused on ants and spiders—recounts how she came to write a book about microbes, “Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World.” Spicer Rice explains that a cadre of researchers investigating a particular microbe approached her to write about their research [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Jane Goodall</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 04:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Jane Goodall&#8211;the ethologist, activist, and conservationist who rose to international attention in the 1960s, propelled by her pioneering work studying chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania—offers her current impressions of young people’s attitudes about animals and the environment. She recalls the beginnings of Roots &#38; Shoots, a youth program of the Jane Goodall Institute, launched in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/04/dr-jane-goodall-2/">Dr. Jane Goodall</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>John Di Leonardo, president of Humane Long Island</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/john-di-leonardo-president-of-humane-long-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>John Di Leonardo&#8211;president of Humane Long Island, an animal advocacy organization there, where he also oversees its international Duck Defenders project—recalls growing up without family pets, but deeply fascinated by all types of insects. Di Leonardo explains that he had been on an academic path to become a school psychologist, with his training emphasizing students [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/john-di-leonardo-president-of-humane-long-island/">John Di Leonardo, president of Humane Long Island</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Miyoko Chu, senior director of communications at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/miyoko-chu-senior-director-of-communications-at-the-cornell-lab-of-ornithology/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Miyoko Chu&#8211; senior director of communications at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology—recalls an outing at age 10 or so with her father, to San Francisco’s Chinatown, where they performed a spontaneous rescue of two pigeons, a transformative experience that was pivotal to triggering her lifelong love of birds.Over time, that love translated to an academic [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/miyoko-chu-senior-director-of-communications-at-the-cornell-lab-of-ornithology/">Miyoko Chu, senior director of communications at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Paul Watson, Captain Paul Watson Foundation</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/02/paul-watson-captain-paul-watson-foundation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Captain Paul Watson&#8211;a major figure for decades in the realm of animal rights, he founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977—describes what he sees as the initial events that led to his ouster from his own organization. Watson recalls being told that his reputation was a liability to the reimagined mission of Sea Shepherd, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/02/paul-watson-captain-paul-watson-foundation/">Paul Watson, Captain Paul Watson Foundation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kate Benjamin, Top Cat at Hauspanther</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/01/kate-benjamin-top-cat-at-hauspanther/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kate Benjamin&#8211;whom I suggested you could call a cat lady while noting, in this case, the term would be strictly intended as a compliment, given the scope of her expertise and the two feline-oriented bestselling books she’s co-written, as well as the 13 cats she lives with—returns to “Talking Animals.” Benjamin acknowledges that she responds [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/01/kate-benjamin-top-cat-at-hauspanther/">Kate Benjamin, Top Cat at Hauspanther</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/12/the-talking-animals-annual-holiday-animal-song-special/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This morning, I once again set aside the customary “Talking Animals” format to deliver the Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song special—that is, a show entirely devoted to Holiday-oriented animal tunes. As has been required in the previous years of this special, and as I acknowledge while over-explaining this program’s premise (over-explaining the premise has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/12/the-talking-animals-annual-holiday-animal-song-special/">The Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tom Mustill, author of “How To Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/12/tom-mustill-author-of-how-to-speak-whale-a-voyage-into-the-future-of-animal-communication/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 05:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tom Mustill, who’s a biologist, filmmaker, and author, discusses how he’s forever primarily identified by a 2015 incident: while kayaking with a friend, a humpback whale breached, landing on the pair.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/12/tom-mustill-author-of-how-to-speak-whale-a-voyage-into-the-future-of-animal-communication/">Tom Mustill, author of “How To Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers, plant-based doctor</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/11/dr-shayla-toombs-withers-plant-based-doctor/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 04:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers, who runs a medical clinic in Chattanooga, Tenn. called The Essence of Health Wellness Clinic, describes her plant-based, concierge-style medical practice.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/11/dr-shayla-toombs-withers-plant-based-doctor/">Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers, plant-based doctor</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Duncan P. Forgey, author of &#8220;Flyin&#8217; Kai: A Pelican&#8217;s Tale&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/10/duncan-p-forgey-author-of-flyin-kai-a-pelicans-tale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Author Duncan Forgey discusses his inventive novel featuring a pelican hero and protect-environment themes.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/10/duncan-p-forgey-author-of-flyin-kai-a-pelicans-tale/">Duncan P. Forgey, author of “Flyin’ Kai: A Pelican’s Tale”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ed Yong, author of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/ed-yong-author-of-an-immense-world-how-animal-senses-reveal-the-hidden-realms-around-us/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ed Yong—a science journalist, staff writer at The Atlantic, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for his coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and author, most recently of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/ed-yong-author-of-an-immense-world-how-animal-senses-reveal-the-hidden-realms-around-us/">Ed Yong, author of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Spencer Conover, Assistant Director of Pasco County Animal Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Spencer Conover— Assistant Director of Pasco County Animal Services (PCAS), whose work has received national acclaim, partly accounting for his being viewed as a rising star in the animal shelter world—recounts growing up in a conventional household regarding animals (they had a dog and a cat), but a pivotal memory was the family taking in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/07/spencer-conover-assistant-director-of-pasco-county-animal-services/">Spencer Conover, Assistant Director of Pasco County Animal Services</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mark Reinfeld, vegan chef, author &#038; educator</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Reinfeld— the award-winning vegan chef and author of numerous books, including “Healing The Vegan Way: Plant-Based Eating for Optimal Health and Wellness”—returns to the show, this time offering more early biographical information than we’ve discussed in past conversations. This includes growing up in Stony Brook, Long Island, where he and his family ate a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/mark-reinfeld-vegan-chef-author-educator/">Mark Reinfeld, vegan chef, author & educator</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sy Montgomery, author of “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sy Montgomery—the bestselling author of 30-plus books, including “The Soul of an Octopus” and “The Good Good Pig”—discusses what prompted the exploration of raptors and falconry at the core of her new book, “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty” (adapted and expanded from a chapter in Montgomery’s 2019 collection, “Birdology.”) She responds to my [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/05/sy-montgomery-author-of-the-hawks-way-encounters-with-fierce-beauty/">Sy Montgomery, author of “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author, entomologist, pigeon proponent</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice—a North Carolina-based entomologist and author of books on ants and spiders, who, as the product of a family activity, has developed a passion for pigeons and attendant expertise—recounts the objectives propelling her to get a PhD, and noting why a career in academia was not the goal. Spicer Rice describes carving [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/05/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-author-entomologist-pigeon-proponent/">Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author, entomologist, pigeon proponent</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Helaine Olen, opinion writer for The Washington Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Helaine Olen— an opinion writer for The Washington Post, an expert on personal finance, and author or co-author of books, including “The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated,” who recently wrote a Post piece headlined “Stop the inhumane practice of renting pets”—addresses the breadth of subjects covered in her column, which [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dan Piraro, creator of comic strip &#8220;Bizarro&#8221; and graphic novel &#8220;Peyote Cowboy&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dan Piraro—creator of the innovative, acclaimed, and much-beloved comic strip, “Bizarro,” which he’s drawn for more than 35 years, and in which animals (talking, and otherwise) often play a central role—surveys some of the notable changes he’s experienced, personally and professionally, since our last “Talking Animals” conversation, in 2015. Piraro starts by addressing the decision [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Steven M. Wise, founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Steven M. Wise—founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP); an attorney, author, and legal scholar, Wise is leading NhRP’s pioneering effort to free an elephant named Happy from the Bronx Zoo through a writ of habeas corpus, aiming to change her status from “thing” to “legal person”—reviews NhRP’s legal gambit when we previously [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/01/steven-m-wise-founder-and-president-of-the-nonhuman-rights-project/">Steven M. Wise, founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Coleen Ellis, expert on pet loss and grief</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Coleen Ellis—an expert on pet loss and dealing with the kind of grief that results from losing an animal companion—recalls how the loss 18 years ago of her beloved dog, Mico, coupled with then working in the human funeral profession, inspired her to start the first pet funeral home, launching her on the path to [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Carol Buckley, longtime expert in the care of captive elephants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Carol Buckley—a longtime expert in the care of captive elephants, who co-founded The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, moving on to found Elephant Aid International, a nonprofit organization “that creates innovative approaches to the care and management of captive elephants”—seeks to address, 47 years into working with these animals, what exactly it is about elephants that [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Wayne Lynch, author &#038; photographer of &#8220;Bears of the North: A Year Inside Their Worlds&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/10/wayne-lynch-author-photographer-of-bears-of-the-north-a-year-inside-their-worlds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Wayne Lynch—science writer, photographer, and author of numerous books, most recently, “Bears of the North: A Year Inside Their Worlds,” a deep and thorough exploration of the four northern bears: American black bear, polar bear, brown bear, and Asiatic black bear—offers his perspective on what it is about bears that so many people find so [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Erin Amerman, founder of Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/09/erin-amerman-founder-of-critter-creek-farm-sanctuary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Erin Amerman—the founder of Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary, which across two facilities located in and around Gainesville, FL houses some 150 cows, making it, they say, the country’s largest cow sanctuary, while providing refuge to other rescued farm animals, including pigs, donkeys, turkeys, and horses—traces her animal rescue path back to being a seven-year-old with [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Melanie Sue Bowles, founder-director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/melanie-sue-bowles-founder-director-of-proud-spirit-horse-sanctuary-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 04:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Melanie Sue Bowles—founder and director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, who alongside her husband, Jim, has shepherded the sanctuary through nearly 30 years of challenges, changes, and relocations, in service of rescuing horses and providing them refuge—recalls helping her very first horse, when they were decidedly not horse people. Although she didn’t grow up riding, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>pattrice jones, cofounder of  LGBTQ-led VINE Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/06/pattrice-jones-cofounder-of-lgbtq-led-vine-sanctuary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>pattrice jones —cofounder of VINE (Veganism is the Next Evolution) Sanctuary, 100-acre facility in Vermont, a self-described “LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary” we wanted to spotlight as we celebrate Pride Month—outlines VINE’s history and evolution, including its initial incarnation as Eastern Shore Sanctuary, which primarily housed chickens, and was located in Maryland. jones recalls the impetus [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>William Finnegan, New Yorker staff writer, author of &#8220;Can Horse Racing Survive?&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/05/william-finnegan-new-yorker-staff-writer-author-of-can-horse-racing-survive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>William Finnegan—a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of extended exploration of horse racing in the current (May 24) issue of the magazine—describes how he ended up with the assignment to do the story, and the array of journalistic attributes and experience it required. We discuss Santa [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Caleb Smith, 16-year old entrepreneur, author, &#038; comfort rabbit guy</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/04/caleb-smith-16-year-old-entrepreneur-author-comfort-rabbit-guy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Caleb Smith—who, at 16 years old, is already an accomplished entrepreneur and the author of a memoir of sorts, “Peacebunny Island: the Extraordinary Journey of A Boy And His Comfort Rabbits and How They’re Teaching Us about Hope &#38; Kindness—shares what it’s like to be a 16-year-old who has published a book, the response “Peacebunny” [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society&#8217;s  cat initiatives analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Peter J. Wolf—who works for Best Friends Animal Society as cat initiatives analyst, which involves helping the organization shape its community cat policies, and has overseen some of its national cat programs—starts the conversation by answering the almost-inevitable question: How did he move from holding an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, and a master’s degree [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Caitlin O&#8217;Connell, author of “Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Caitlin O’Connell—a noted scientist who’s spent much of her career studying elephants and their communication, and author of several books, most recently “Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves”—addresses some of her varied professional pursuits, including a NASA project that involved the Space Station, that had prompted me, tongue [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/03/caitlin-oconnell-author-of-wild-rituals-10-lessons-animals-can-teach-us-about-connection-community-and-ourselves/">Caitlin O’Connell, author of “Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ginny Sweet, co-founder of Corsos for Heroes</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/02/ginny-sweet-co-founder-of-corsos-for-heroes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ginny Sweet—co-founder (with Harry Toro) of Corsos for Heroes, an organization based in Lutz, Florida, that donates specially-trained service dogs, of the Cane Corso breed, to military veterans who are contending with one or more disabilities—describes some of the members of her military family. This includes her Dad being a WWII veteran, noting that back [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Rob Chaney, author of “The Grizzly in the Driveway: The Return of Bears To A Crowded American West”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/02/rob-chaney-author-of-the-grizzly-in-the-driveway-the-return-of-bears-to-a-crowded-american-west/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rob Chaney—a lifelong resident of Montana, a veteran reporter for the Missoulian (and 2020 Nieman Fellow), and author of “The Grizzly in the Driveway: The Return of Bears To A Crowded American West”—discusses the impetus for writing the book, agreeing with the assessment that, at times, it reads like more of a mission. Chaney explains [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/02/rob-chaney-author-of-the-grizzly-in-the-driveway-the-return-of-bears-to-a-crowded-american-west/">Rob Chaney, author of “The Grizzly in the Driveway: The Return of Bears To A Crowded American West”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sam Anderson, author of The New York Times Magazine story, &#8220;The Last Two Northern White Rhinos On Earth&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/01/sam-anderson-author-of-the-new-york-times-magazine-story-the-last-two-northern-white-rhinos-on-earth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sam Anderson—a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, whose latest piece (the cover story) is “The Last Two Northern White Rhinos On Earth,” an account of the week Anderson spent in Kenya with the only two Northern white rhinos still alive: Najin, and her daughter, Fatu, though the story is about much more [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/01/sam-anderson-author-of-the-new-york-times-magazine-story-the-last-two-northern-white-rhinos-on-earth/">Sam Anderson, author of The New York Times Magazine story, “The Last Two Northern White Rhinos On Earth”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Annual Christmas Animal Song Special</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This morning, I once again set aside the customary “Talking Animals” format to deliver the Annual Christmas Animal Song special—that is, a show entirely devoted to Holiday-oriented animal tunes.As has been required in the previous years of this special, and as I unapologetically concede while over-explaining this program’s premise (over-explaining the premise has become its [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/12/annual-christmas-animal-song-special-4/">Annual Christmas Animal Song Special</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sharon Stiteler, birding expert, blogger, photographer&#8211;&#8220;Birdchick&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/12/sharon-stiteler-birding-expert-blogger-photographer-birdchick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sharon Stiteler—who’s so steeped in the birding world, as a blogger, photographer, author of “1001 Secrets Every BirderShould Know,” and more, that she’s also known as “Birdchick”—recalls when the birding bug first bit, when she was seven, and snagged a field guide intended for her older sister. She explains that her mother helped cultivate this [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/12/sharon-stiteler-birding-expert-blogger-photographer-birdchick/">Sharon Stiteler, birding expert, blogger, photographer–“Birdchick”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jeffrey Masson, author, most recently of “Lost Companions: Reflections on the Death of Pets.”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/11/jeffrey-masson-author-most-recently-of-lost-companions-reflections-on-the-death-of-pets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jeffrey Masson—the New York Times bestselling author of books about animals and their emotions, including “When Elephants Weep” and “Dogs Never Lie About Love”—explains how being on the cusp of turning 80, and contemplating his own mortality, formed the chief impetus for writing his new book, “Lost Companions: Reflections on the Death of Pets.”He elaborates [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/11/jeffrey-masson-author-most-recently-of-lost-companions-reflections-on-the-death-of-pets/">Jeffrey Masson, author, most recently of “Lost Companions: Reflections on the Death of Pets.”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, professor, speaker, musician</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/10/dr-neal-barnard-founder-of-physicians-committee-for-responsible-medicine-professor-speaker-musician/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Neal Barnard—founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine, among other notable hats he wears—recalls growing up not particularly interested in being a doctor, like his Dad, then after becoming more inclined to pursue medicine, initially veering toward [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/10/dr-neal-barnard-founder-of-physicians-committee-for-responsible-medicine-professor-speaker-musician/">Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, professor, speaker, musician</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Helen Macdonald, author of &#8220;H Is For Hawk&#8221; and now, &#8220;Vesper Flights&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/09/helen-macdonald-author-of-h-is-for-hawk-and-now-vesper-flights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Helen Macdonald—the naturalist, poet, and author best known for her acclaimed and award-winning memoir, “H Is For Hawk”; she’s published a new book, “Vesper Flights”—expands on a point she makes in the introduction of the new book about love being the subject that underlies her work, part of a broader observation that every writer has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/09/helen-macdonald-author-of-h-is-for-hawk-and-now-vesper-flights/">Helen Macdonald, author of “H Is For Hawk” and now, “Vesper Flights”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kathleen Edwards, singer-songwriter-dog devotee</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/09/kathleen-edwards-singer-songwriter-dog-devotee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 04:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kathleen Edwards—the Canadian singer-songwriter who recently released the critically-acclaimed “Total Freedom,” her first album in eight years—discusses writing the new song, “Who Rescued Who,” and the dog it’s an elegy for: Redd.  This story includes recognizing her relationship with the Ontario-based golden retriever rescue, Golden Rescue, for which she had agreed to foster Redd. That [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Marc Bekoff, professor emeritus, expert on animal behavior, animal emotions, and more</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/07/marc-bekoff-professor-emeritus-expert-on-animal-behavior-animal-emotions-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 04:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Marc Bekoff —professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder—discusses, in a conversation that traveled from his very latest work backwards, his current research, which involves the way various animals play, and the rules that govern that play. He explains the importance of observing rules, whether it’s a Retriever at [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Brian Hare, co-author of “Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/07/brian-hare-co-author-of-survival-of-the-friendliest-understanding-our-origins-and-rediscovering-our-common-humanity/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Brian Hare —a professor in Evolutionary Anthropology, Psychology, and Neuroscience at Duke University, where he founded the Duke Canine Cognition Center, and co-author (with Vanessa Woods) of “Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity”—explains why, as a self-described “dog guy,” creator of the Canine Cognition Center, and who’s previous book [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/07/brian-hare-co-author-of-survival-of-the-friendliest-understanding-our-origins-and-rediscovering-our-common-humanity/">Brian Hare, co-author of “Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wendy Clark, publisher of Bird Watcher&#8217;s Digest</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/07/wendy-clark-publisher-of-bird-watchers-digest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Wendy Clark —the publisher of Bird Watcher’s Digest, which is the name of the 42-year-old flagship magazine, but now really also refers to the multi-media enterprise that includes bird identification guides, publications, podcasts, and events—recounts the history of how the Digest began, founded by Bill and Elsa Thompson, in the living room of their home [&#8230;]</p>
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