W. Bruce Cameron--award-winning humor columnist and New York Times bestselling author of "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" and other books--discusses his just-released debut novel, "A Dog's Purpose: A Novel For Humans," a singular saga about (and...
Gordon Grice--the journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and author, most recently, of "Deadly Kingdom: The Book Of Dangerous Animals"--discusses how a boyhood fascination with snakes and spiders (influenced at least partly by where he was living)...
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...
Geralyn Pezanoski--a filmmaker whose documentary, "MINE," a powerful and poignant movie (airing Feb. 16 on PBS' "Independent Lens)) that unfolds with both precision and scope as it tracks New Orleans residents who attempt to reunite with their pets after being...
Melanie Joy--a professor who teaches psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and author, most recently of "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism"---reprises the hypothetical dinner scene that opens her new...
Jonathan Safran Foer--the 32-year-old author acclaimed for his novels "Everything Is Illuminated" and "Extremely Loud," he's now penned a non-fiction book, "Eating Animals," which just in its first week out has already generated tremendous attention, discussion and...
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...
Writer-reporter-poet essayist Charles Siebert, the author, most recently, of "The Wauchula Woods Accord: Toward A New Understanding Of Animals"--which chronicles his extended encounter with a retired circus chimp named Roger at The Center For Great Apes, a...
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...
