Nellie McKay--the acclaimed singer-songwriter and animal advocate, actress and occasional New York Times book critic--discusses her view of Dennis Kucinich (alluded to on her new CD, "Obligatory Villagers"), addresses the new album's relative absence of animal...
Comedian-actor and veteran animal advocate Kevin Nealon--perhaps best known for his lengthy stint on "Saturday Night Live" (1986-1995), but who's more recently earned some of the best reviews of his career in his role as Doug Wilson, the pot-loving and increasingly...
Comedian Margaret Cho--who's not only a vocal activist in the areas of gay rights and women's rights, but also passionate about animal rights and animal rescue--discusses the newest rescue dog to join the Cho household (and how this tiny, new member has affected...
In a conversation that traveled a distinctive arc, Chrissie Hynde--The Pretenders' singer-songwriter-guitarist and longtime animal activist, whose actions range from protesting KFC's inhumane treatment of chicken in the processing plant (one of the protests for...
Singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris--whose recording career spans 30-plus years, during which she's won 12 Grammys--discusses various aspects and phases of being a lifelong animal advocate, including her formative years growing up around animals and animal lovers (her...
Merrill Markoe--Emmy-winning television writer, creator of "Stupid Pet Tricks," a signature segment on the Letterman show for 25 years, former radio host & TV reporter (including Michael Moore's "TV Nation"), and author of such books as "The Day My Dogs Became...
Internationally-renowned ethicist/author/philosopher/Princeton professor Peter Singer--named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time Magazine in 2005, perhaps best known as the author of 1975's landmark "Animal Liberation," a highly influential work...
John Doe--founder-bassist-vocalist of legendary punk band X (in the midst of a major national tour, including a stop in Saint Petersburg, FL), acclaimed singer-songwriter as a solo artist (he's just re-issued & expanded his '98 EP, "For The Rest Of Us," now...
Tippi Hedren--perhaps still best known as the star Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds," but for more than 30 years she's operated the Shambala Preserve, an 80-acre sanctuary in California for endangered big cats and other animals, many of which have been abandoned by...
Bob Barker--perhaps best known as the longtime host of “The Price Is Right,” but also revered for his decades-long work as an animal activist--discusses various aspects, and the early impact, of his establishing endowments for the study of animal rights law at...
