John Homans--the longtime executive editor of New York magazine who published his first book, "What's A Dog For?: The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man's Best Friend"--discusses how he decided "What's A Dog For" would represent his first...
This interview with Dr. Temple Grandin was delayed because the flight she was on that morning was very late landing, which we didn't know in the first part of the show, when we were trying to reach her, and moving elements of the show around in her absence. Once we...
GUEST: Scott Blais, Suzanne House, Stephen Payne, Bryan Wilson--Panel Discussion About Ringling Circus Every year since we launched "Talking Animals" in Southern California in 2003, we've devoted at least one show annually to spotlighting the plight of the Ringling...
Steve Hindi--founder of SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), a national animal welfare organization concerned with halting and/or educating the public about pigeon shoots, rodeos, bullfighting, canned hunts, and more--discusses his history as an avid and...
Brian McGrory--a veteran, award-winning journalist and editor at The Boston Globe, currently writing a twice-a-week column for the paper and author, most recently of "Buddy: How A Rooster Made Me A Family Man"-- discusses the lifelong importance to him of The...
Dr. Kenneth Shapiro--cofounder and executive director of the Animals and Society Institute and director of the Institute's AniCare program (a psychological assessment and treatment approach for juveniles and adults who abuse animals), and Dr. Nancy Bell, a...
Laurie Crawford--president of the Animal Network, Inc., a nonprofit based in Manatee County, FL--discusses the history and evolution of the organization, starting out creating new dog parks. Describing the Animal Network as primarily a lobbying group, Crawford went...
Matt Ellerbeck--salamander advocate and conservationist, aka The Salamander Man--discusses his longstanding interest in amphibians and reptiles, which began in his formative years, and saw him previously serve as an advocate of scorpions, snakes and turtles....
Cathy Unruh--author of "Taming Me: Memoir Of A Clever Island Cat," longtime animal advocate and former TV journalist in Tampa (who still hosts programs on the Central Florida PBS affiliate)--discusses the factors that led to writing "Taming Me," her first book. As...
Jon Katz--New York Times bestselling author who's written 21 books, many of which focus on dogs, some of which deal with life on the farm he bought some years ago, Bedlam Farm--discusses "Dancing Dog," his new book and first collection of short stories. He...
