Dr. Neal Barnard, M.D.--who in 1985 founded the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a nonprofit organization that promotes, among other things, a plant-based diet, preventative medicine, higher standards of ethics and effectiveness in research...
Thomas French--a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, formerly with The St. Petersburg Times, and the author, most recently, of "Zoo Story: Life In The Garden Of Captives"--discusses when and how, in the course of writing articles about Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo for the...
Alan Rabinowitz--the world-renowned zoologist, conservationist and field biologist, whose latest book, "Life In The Valley Of Death: The Fight To Save Tigers In A Land Of Guns, Gold And Greed" will be issued in paperback Sept. 7-- discusses his dim view of zoos...
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);...
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...
