Brian May--the Queen guitarist who first joined us in the latter part of 2010, discussing an array of UK animal issues (fox hunting, a proposed badger cull, etc.) that had become his concern and that of his animal protection campaign, Save Me--helps mark the eighth...
Richard X. Heyman--an extraordinary if underappreciated singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist who's been rescuing cats and other animals in New York City for nearly 30 years, and been creating music longer--discusses his two new albums, "Tiers/And Other Stories,"...
Shaking up our customary guest format, we held a roundtable discussion, featuring a small cross-section of of people who were set to be participants in the then-forthcoming Talking Animals Festival--the idea being that this would represent a more universal...
Nelly McKay--Singer-Songwriter-Activist Nellie McKay, a "Talking Animals" favorite (and our most frequent guest), helps mark the show's fifth anniversary on WMNF with a typically wide-ranging discussion. ...
Brian May--the Queen guitarist who's so hugely into animals and animal welfare that he launched his own animal protection campaign (Save Me, after the Queen song), and received a prestigious Animal Action Award Oct. 18 in recognition for his work on behalf of...
Laurie Anderson--the long-celebrated artist-musician who recently released the acclaimed album, "Homeland," her first new collection in nearly a decade--discusses her lifelong love of dogs (she grew up in a large family, surrounded by a large number of animals);...
Joan Jett--the singer-songwriter-guitarist who's portrayed by Kristen Stewart in the new feature bio-pic "The Runaways," for which Joan also served as an executive producer; there's also a pictorial-based bio by Todd Oldham now available, "Joan Jett"--discusses...
Nellie McKay--the singer-songwriter-animal welfare advocate, who, the day before this interview, released her new album, "Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute To Doris Day" -- returned to "Talking Animals" (this marks her fourth visit), discussing the rescue...
E (nee Mark Oliver Everett)--singer-songwriter of the eels, one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the last dozen years--in a discussion framed around animal ideas, discusses the werewolf motif and animal instinct that underpins some of "Hombre Lobo," the...
Hello. As you may know, in addition to "Talking Animals," I host another program at WMNF, an afternoon-drive music show on Wednesdays called the "Sonic Detour." On the June 24 edition, I presented a "Talking Animals"-oriented version of the "Sonic Detour," which...
