As a then-prelude to the Talking Animals Music Night--presenting 10 great bands performing animal songs, March 31 at New World Brewery in Tampa, the March 28 edition of "Talking Animals" featured folks from three of the bands as in-studio guests: Gracie Grieshop...
Dr. Patricia McEachern--the Dorothy Jo Barker Endowed Professor of Animal Rights at Drury University in Springfield, MO--recounts how former "The New Price Is Right" host Bob Barker (Drury is his alma mater, the professorship is named in honor of his late wife)...
Dr. Walter Burghardt, Jr.--veterinarian, chief of behavioral medicine since 1995 at the Daniel E. Holland Military Working Dog Hospital at Lackland Air Force Base, and considered the leading authority on canine post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)--describes the...
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...
Nathan Winograd--a nationally-known author, speaker and founder-executive director of the No Kill Advocacy Center, slated to speak on No Kill at a Tampa conference entitled "Save 90" (so-called because studies indicate that 90% of animals entering shelters are...
Dr. Dani McVety--a Lutz-based veterinarian specializing in hospice care and euthanasia, whose practice is called Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice--discusses her background, how her veterinary school training and initial work as an emergency medicine vet prompted her...
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...
Merrill Markoe--The New York Times bestselling author of eight books, many of which prominently feature dogs, including the latest, a collection of essays, "Cool, Calm & Contentious"--discusses some of the new book's essays and their topics, including her...
Ellen Jaffe Jones--a personal trainer, running coach, cooking instructor (including a stint for The Cancer Project) and author of "Eat Vegan On $4 A Day: A Gameplan For The Budget Conscious Cook," a guide and cookbook--discusses how a medical scare (a colon...
Jane Wiedlin--The Go-Go's singer-songwriter-guitarist and longtime animal advocate--discusses the forthcoming film, "Doggie Boogie," which she stars in and for which she wrote the title song (which we heard at the top of the show). She also recounts her history as...
